| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun sg] [was/were] to be | 647 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 646 |
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| 3 | [adj] [noun sg] was [prep] be | 547 |
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| 4 | [adj] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 444 |
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| 5 | [det] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 158 |
|
| 6 | [adj] [noun sg] were [prep] be | 111 |
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| 7 | this [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 72 |
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| 8 | this [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 72 |
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| 9 | that [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 35 |
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| 10 | that [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 35 |
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| 11 | new [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 27 |
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| 12 | new [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 27 |
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| 13 | [num ord] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 23 |
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| 14 | [adj -er] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 15 |
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| 15 | each [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 13 |
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| 16 | each [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 13 |
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| 17 | first [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 12 |
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| 18 | first [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 12 |
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| 19 | great [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 11 |
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| 20 | [num] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 9 |
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| 21 | [adj] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] being | 9 |
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| 22 | [adj -est] [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 9 |
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| 23 | [adj] ambition [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
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| 24 | military [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
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| 25 | military [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
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| 26 | such [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
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| 27 | political [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
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| 28 | political [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
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| 29 | such [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 8 |
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| 30 | general [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] be | 7 |
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