| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] | 11578 |
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| 2 | [noun] was [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 11547 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 10049 |
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| 4 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 5396 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] | 4581 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 4490 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] by [art] [noun sg] | 4271 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] in [art] [noun sg] | 2713 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 2028 |
|
| 10 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] to [art] [noun sg] | 1889 |
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| 11 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] [noun sg] | 1217 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] as [art] [noun sg] | 949 |
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| 13 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] from [art] [noun sg] | 920 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] with [art] [noun sg] | 904 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] at [art] [noun sg] | 860 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an [noun sg] | 705 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] for [art] [noun sg] | 674 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] made [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 519 |
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| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] into [art] [noun sg] | 501 |
|
| 20 | [n mass] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 358 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] found [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 276 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] taken [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 268 |
|
| 23 | [noun] [was/were] used [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 242 |
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| 24 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] during [art] [noun sg] | 206 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [was/were] killed [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 199 |
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| 26 | [noun] [was/were] based [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 194 |
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| 27 | [noun] [was/were] given [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 192 |
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| 28 | [noun] [was/were] seen [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 192 |
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| 29 | [noun] [was/were] held [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 175 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] end | 165 |
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