| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] [prep] the | 613 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] [prep] the | 611 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] [prep] the | 524 |
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| 4 | was [verb] a [noun] [prep] the | 503 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun] [prep] the | 285 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [noun] [prep] the | 242 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] of the | 210 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] of the | 210 |
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| 9 | were [verb] a [noun] [prep] the | 110 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] in the | 95 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] in the | 95 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] an [noun] [prep] the | 89 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [to-vb] a [noun] [prep] the | 84 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] elected a [noun] [prep] the | 75 |
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| 15 | [was/were] elect a [noun] [prep] the | 75 |
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| 16 | [was/were] make a [noun] [prep] the | 59 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] a fellow [prep] the | 49 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] a fellow [prep] the | 49 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] to the | 49 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] to the | 49 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] on the | 47 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] on the | 47 |
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| 23 | [was/were] made a [noun] [prep] the | 42 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] give a [noun] [prep] the | 39 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] at the | 36 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] at the | 36 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] given a [noun] [prep] the | 32 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] for the | 32 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun] for the | 32 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] a member [prep] the | 31 |
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