| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] be | 81 |
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| 2 | [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] to be | 79 |
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| 3 | [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] be | 78 |
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| 4 | [was/were] the [num ord] [noun sg] [prep] be | 50 |
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| 5 | [was/were] the first [noun sg] [prep] be | 31 |
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| 6 | [was/were] the first [noun sg] [prep] be | 31 |
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| 7 | [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] be | 30 |
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| 8 | [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] being | 12 |
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| 9 | [was/were] the [adj -est] [noun sg] [prep] be | 10 |
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| 10 | [was/were] the only [noun sg] [prep] be | 10 |
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| 11 | [was/were] the only [noun sg] [prep] be | 10 |
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| 12 | were the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] be | 9 |
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| 13 | [was/were] the [adj] [noun sg] of be | 9 |
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| 14 | [was/were] the [adj] person [prep] be | 9 |
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| 15 | [was/were] the last [noun sg] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 16 | [was/were] the [adj] woman [prep] be | 6 |
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| 17 | [was/were] the last [noun sg] [prep] be | 6 |
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| 18 | [was/were] the [adj] place [prep] be | 5 |
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