| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] to the | 78 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] to [art] | 74 |
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| 3 | was [adv] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] | 71 |
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| 4 | were [adv] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] | 25 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] back to [art] | 22 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] over to [art] | 21 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv prt] to [art] | 21 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] up to [art] | 16 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] to a | 15 |
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| 10 | [was/were] then [verb] [adv prt] to [art] | 13 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] on to [art] | 12 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] hand [adv prt] to [art] | 8 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] handed [adv prt] to [art] | 8 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] given [adv prt] to [art] | 7 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] down to [art] | 7 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] give [adv prt] to [art] | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] out to [art] | 7 |
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| 18 | [was/were] just [verb] [adv prt] to [art] | 6 |
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