| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] the [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 69 |
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| 2 | [verb] [art] [noun sg] was [prep] [art] | 67 |
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| 3 | [verb] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the | 54 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 34 |
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| 5 | [verb] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] in [art] | 25 |
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| 6 | say [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 19 |
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| 7 | [verb] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] a | 17 |
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| 8 | [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 15 |
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| 9 | [verb] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] on [art] | 13 |
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| 10 | [verb] [art] [noun sg] were [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 11 | [verb] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] at [art] | 11 |
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| 12 | said [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 14 | [verb] a [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 15 | [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 16 | think [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 17 | [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 18 | [verb] [art] [noun sg] [was/were] of [art] | 5 |
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