| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' | 100 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] ' | 89 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' | 89 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] ' | 89 |
|
| 5 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' | 67 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' | 33 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [noun pl] ' | 30 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [noun pl] ' | 17 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [noun pl] ' | 15 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun pl] ' | 11 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun pl] ' | 11 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' | 9 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [noun pl] ' | 8 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] magistrates ' | 6 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] make [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' | 6 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [noun pl] ' | 6 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' | 6 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] into [art] [noun pl] ' | 5 |
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