| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 934 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 792 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 157 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 156 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 132 |
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| 6 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 132 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 122 |
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| 8 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 112 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 112 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [be] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 92 |
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| 11 | [was/were] be [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 91 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [being] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 90 |
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| 13 | [was/were] being [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 89 |
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| 14 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 66 |
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| 15 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 66 |
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| 16 | [was/were] still [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 45 |
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| 17 | [was/were] still [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 45 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [det] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [noun] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 22 | [was/were] well [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 23 | [was/were] well [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 24 | [was/were] then [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 25 | [was/were] then [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 26 | [was/were] able [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 27 | [was/were] able [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 28 | [was/were] n't [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [num ord] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 18 |
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