| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 8609 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 6399 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 5249 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 3941 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 1672 |
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| 6 | he was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 1407 |
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| 7 | he was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 1398 |
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| 8 | it was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 1310 |
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| 9 | it was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 1310 |
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| 10 | [conj] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 1139 |
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| 11 | [coord] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 928 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 846 |
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| 13 | and was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 752 |
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| 14 | and was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 752 |
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| 15 | [adj] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 714 |
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| 16 | which was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 711 |
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| 17 | which was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 711 |
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| 18 | i was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 648 |
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| 19 | i was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 648 |
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| 20 | she was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 546 |
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| 21 | she was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 543 |
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| 22 | [det] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 510 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 456 |
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| 24 | this was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 397 |
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| 25 | this was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 397 |
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| 26 | [Wh pn] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 311 |
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| 27 | who was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 307 |
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| 28 | who was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 307 |
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| 29 | [that] was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 181 |
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| 30 | that was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 181 |
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