| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be the [adj] | 95 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 94 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] to [be] the [adj] | 94 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] to [be] the [adj] | 94 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 83 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 81 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 14 |
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| 8 | [was/were] thought [prep] [be] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 9 | [was/were] said [prep] [be] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 10 | [was/were] say [prep] [be] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 12 | [was/were] think [prep] [be] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 13 | [was/were] considered [prep] [be] the [adj] | 9 |
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| 14 | [was/were] consider [prep] [be] the [adj] | 9 |
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| 15 | [was/were] go [prep] [be] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 16 | [was/were] going [prep] [be] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] the only | 7 |
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| 18 | [was/were] taken [prep] [be] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 19 | [was/were] take [prep] [be] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 20 | [was/were] seen [prep] [be] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] see [prep] [be] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] the main | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] held [prep] [be] the [adj] | 5 |
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| 24 | [was/were] hold [prep] [be] the [adj] | 5 |
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