| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 2653 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was a [noun] [prep] | 2590 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] [prep] | 2400 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] of | 1609 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] an [noun] [prep] | 303 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] in | 267 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] for | 227 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] to | 220 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] were a [noun] [prep] | 113 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] with | 64 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] on | 61 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] a matter [prep] | 60 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] a matter [prep] | 60 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] from | 56 |
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| 15 | result [was/were] a [noun] [prep] | 50 |
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| 16 | father [was/were] a [noun] [prep] | 49 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [n mass] [prep] | 47 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] a member [prep] | 46 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] a member [prep] | 46 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] at | 44 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun] by | 40 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] a bit [prep] | 36 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] a bit [prep] | 36 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] a man [prep] | 33 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] a man [prep] | 33 |
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| 26 | face [was/were] a [noun] [prep] | 33 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] a kind [prep] | 30 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] a kind [prep] | 30 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] a mixture [prep] | 27 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] a way [prep] | 27 |
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