| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 558 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] by a [adj] | 196 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 178 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] as a [adj] | 174 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] in a [adj] | 104 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] with a [adj] | 64 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] to a [adj] | 59 |
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| 8 | [was/were] also [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 58 |
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| 9 | [was/were] then [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 46 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] into a [adj] | 35 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] seen [prep] a [adj] | 30 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] on a [adj] | 27 |
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| 13 | [was/were] still [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 25 |
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| 14 | [was/were] often [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 24 |
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| 15 | [was/were] originally [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 23 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] regarded [prep] a [adj] | 23 |
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| 17 | [was/were] widely [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 22 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a new | 20 |
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| 19 | [was/were] now [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 19 |
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| 20 | [was/were] later [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 19 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a large | 18 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] used [prep] a [adj] | 17 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] for a [adj] | 16 |
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| 24 | [was/were] only [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 14 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] at a [adj] | 14 |
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| 26 | [was/were] soon [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 14 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] from a [adj] | 13 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a major | 12 |
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| 29 | [was/were] well [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 12 |
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| 30 | [was/were] suddenly [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 12 |
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