| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] was [prep] [noun] | 3629 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] | 2878 |
|
| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] in [noun] | 1934 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [noun prp] | 831 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] at [noun] | 415 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] were [prep] [noun] | 407 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] on [noun] | 380 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [noun pl] | 263 |
|
| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] fact | 241 |
|
| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] fact | 241 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] for [noun] | 203 |
|
| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] under [noun] | 196 |
|
| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] of [noun] | 176 |
|
| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] by [noun] | 111 |
|
| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] to [noun] | 100 |
|
| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] course | 85 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] course | 85 |
|
| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] from [noun] | 83 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] way | 73 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] way | 73 |
|
| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] hand | 67 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] hand | 67 |
|
| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] progress | 62 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] progress | 62 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [n mass] | 62 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] danger | 59 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] danger | 59 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] with [noun] | 56 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] like [noun] | 53 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] fire | 51 |
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