| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 1108 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 1108 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 974 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] of | 644 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] of | 644 |
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| 6 | were [verb] by a [noun sg] [prep] | 220 |
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| 7 | were [verb] by a [noun sg] [prep] | 220 |
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| 8 | were [verb] in a [noun sg] [prep] | 183 |
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| 9 | were [verb] in a [noun sg] [prep] | 183 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] in | 131 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] in | 131 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 122 |
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| 13 | were [verb] to a [noun sg] [prep] | 119 |
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| 14 | were [verb] to a [noun sg] [prep] | 119 |
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| 15 | were [verb] with a [noun sg] [prep] | 105 |
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| 16 | were [verb] with a [noun sg] [prep] | 105 |
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| 17 | were [verb] as a [noun sg] [prep] | 95 |
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| 18 | were [verb] as a [noun sg] [prep] | 95 |
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| 19 | were [verb] from a [noun sg] [prep] | 78 |
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| 20 | were [verb] from a [noun sg] [prep] | 78 |
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| 21 | were [verb] for a [noun sg] [prep] | 60 |
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| 22 | were [verb] for a [noun sg] [prep] | 60 |
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| 23 | were [verb] at a [noun sg] [prep] | 58 |
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| 24 | were [verb] at a [noun sg] [prep] | 58 |
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| 25 | were [verb] on a [noun sg] [prep] | 57 |
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| 26 | were [verb] on a [noun sg] [prep] | 57 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] at | 52 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] at | 52 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] a number [prep] | 51 |
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| 30 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] for | 43 |
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