| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] be [prep] a [noun] | 199 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [be] [prep] a [noun] | 199 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [be] [prep] a [noun sg] | 186 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [been] [prep] a [noun] | 185 |
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| 5 | [vb past] been [prep] a [noun] | 185 |
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| 6 | had [be] [prep] a [noun] | 159 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [be] in a [noun] | 69 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [be] in a [noun] | 69 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [be] on a [noun] | 28 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [be] on a [noun] | 28 |
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| 11 | 'd [be] [prep] a [noun] | 27 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [be] to a [noun] | 24 |
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| 13 | [vb past] [be] to a [noun] | 24 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [be] like a [noun] | 14 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [be] like a [noun] | 14 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [was/were] [prep] a [noun] | 13 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [be] for a [noun] | 13 |
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| 18 | [vb past] [be] for a [noun] | 13 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [be] at a [noun] | 12 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [be] at a [noun] | 12 |
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| 21 | [vb past] was [prep] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 22 | [vb past] [be] [prep] a party | 9 |
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| 23 | [vb past] [be] [prep] a party | 9 |
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| 24 | [vb past] [be] [prep] a [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [be] through a [noun] | 6 |
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| 26 | [vb past] [be] [prep] a [noun prp] | 6 |
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| 27 | [vb past] [be] through a [noun] | 6 |
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| 28 | [vb past] [be] [prep] a state | 5 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [be] [prep] a position | 5 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [be] with a [noun] | 5 |
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