| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 500 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 384 |
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| 3 | was not [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 116 |
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| 4 | was [not/n't] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 116 |
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| 5 | was not [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 95 |
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| 6 | was also [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 54 |
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| 7 | was also [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 54 |
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| 8 | was widely [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 45 |
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| 9 | was widely [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 45 |
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| 10 | was generally [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 24 |
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| 11 | was generally [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 24 |
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| 12 | was later [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 22 |
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| 13 | was later [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 22 |
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| 14 | was n't [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 21 |
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| 15 | was originally [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 20 |
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| 16 | was originally [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 20 |
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| 17 | was never [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 19 |
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| 18 | was never [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 19 |
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| 19 | was [pron] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 15 |
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| 20 | was once [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 14 |
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| 21 | was once [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 14 |
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| 22 | was always [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 12 |
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| 23 | was always [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 12 |
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| 24 | was now [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 12 |
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| 25 | was now [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 12 |
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| 26 | was [pers pn] [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 11 |
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| 27 | was still [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 8 |
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| 28 | was still [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 8 |
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| 29 | was clearly [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 7 |
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| 30 | was clearly [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 7 |
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