| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [be] [prep] | 71 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] be [prep] | 71 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [was/were] [prep] | 57 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [be] [prep] | 55 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] was [prep] | 44 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [be] [prep] | 43 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [be] in | 26 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [be] in | 26 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [be] [prep] | 21 |
|
| 10 | were [verb] [be] [prep] | 16 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] were [prep] | 13 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [be] for | 10 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [be] for | 10 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [be] at | 8 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [be] at | 8 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] is [prep] | 7 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [is] [prep] | 7 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [to-vb] [be] [prep] | 7 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [been] [prep] | 6 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] to have [be] [prep] | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] been [prep] | 6 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] need [be] [prep] | 6 |
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| 23 | [was/were] have [be] [prep] | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] needed [be] [prep] | 6 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [be] of | 5 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [be] of | 5 |
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