| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] was [prep] [noun] | 586 |
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| 2 | [det] [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 546 |
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| 3 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] | 513 |
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| 4 | [adj] [was/were] in [noun] | 408 |
|
| 5 | [adj] were [prep] [noun] | 250 |
|
| 6 | this [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 233 |
|
| 7 | this [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 233 |
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| 8 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] [noun prp] | 223 |
|
| 9 | [num] [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 193 |
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| 10 | that [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 167 |
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| 11 | that [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 167 |
|
| 12 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] [noun pl] | 83 |
|
| 13 | [adj] [was/were] at [noun] | 73 |
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| 14 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 68 |
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| 15 | [adj] [was/were] on [noun] | 67 |
|
| 16 | [adj] [was/were] for [noun] | 61 |
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| 17 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] fact | 50 |
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| 18 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] fact | 50 |
|
| 19 | [adj] [was/were] of [noun] | 39 |
|
| 20 | [adj] [was/were] from [noun] | 36 |
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| 21 | these [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 34 |
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| 22 | these [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 34 |
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| 23 | all [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 33 |
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| 24 | all [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 33 |
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| 25 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] part | 28 |
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| 26 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] part | 28 |
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| 27 | [num ord] [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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| 28 | [adj] [was/were] by [noun] | 24 |
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| 29 | [adj] [was/were] to [noun] | 17 |
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| 30 | [adj] [was/were] [prep] course | 15 |
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