| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a [adj] | 289 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [noun sg] [prep] a [adj] | 260 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [noun] of a [adj] | 239 |
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| 4 | was [noun] [prep] a [adj] | 214 |
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| 5 | [was/were] part [prep] a [adj] | 158 |
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| 6 | [was/were] part [prep] a [adj] | 158 |
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| 7 | were [noun] [prep] a [adj] | 136 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [noun pl] [prep] a [adj] | 85 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a [adj -er] | 37 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [noun] for a [adj] | 35 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [noun] in a [adj] | 23 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a wide | 20 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a wider | 19 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [noun] to a [adj] | 15 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a [num] | 14 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a new | 13 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a new | 13 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a large | 12 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [noun] with a [adj] | 12 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [noun] on a [adj] | 10 |
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| 21 | [was/were] time [prep] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] time [prep] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a [det] | 8 |
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| 24 | [was/were] members [prep] a [adj] | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] member [prep] a [adj] | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a national | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [noun] from a [adj] | 7 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a general | 7 |
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| 29 | [was/were] evidence [prep] a [adj] | 7 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] a few | 7 |
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