| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun prp] was [prep] the [adj] | 206 |
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| 2 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 158 |
|
| 3 | [noun prp] [was/were] in the [adj] | 99 |
|
| 4 | [noun prp] were [prep] the [adj] | 66 |
|
| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] | 51 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] among the [adj] | 49 |
|
| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] on the [adj] | 45 |
|
| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the first | 33 |
|
| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the first | 33 |
|
| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the [det] | 31 |
|
| 11 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the same | 22 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the same | 22 |
|
| 13 | [noun prp] [was/were] at the [adj] | 17 |
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| 14 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] | 15 |
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| 15 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the [num] | 14 |
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| 16 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the other | 13 |
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| 17 | [noun prp] [was/were] of the [adj] | 13 |
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| 18 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the other | 13 |
|
| 19 | [noun prp] [was/were] for the [adj] | 9 |
|
| 20 | [noun prp] [was/were] amongst the [adj] | 6 |
|
| 21 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the next | 6 |
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| 22 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the next | 6 |
|
| 23 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the many | 6 |
|
| 24 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the many | 6 |
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| 25 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the best | 5 |
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| 26 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the good | 5 |
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| 27 | [noun prp] [was/were] about the [adj] | 5 |
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| 28 | britain [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 5 |
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| 29 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the defensive | 5 |
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| 30 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the early | 5 |
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