| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 15117 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 10382 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 8926 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] | 7921 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 7376 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 6446 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] [noun] | 3921 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by [adj] [noun] | 3649 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] | 3527 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] in [adj] [noun] | 2803 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] with [adj] [noun] | 1703 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 1653 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] to [adj] [noun] | 1623 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 1472 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] on [adj] [noun] | 1464 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun prp] | 1088 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this [noun] | 813 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this [noun] | 813 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] at [adj] [noun] | 788 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] from [adj] [noun] | 706 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] two [noun] | 583 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] two [noun] | 583 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] into [adj] [noun] | 525 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] year | 494 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] years | 424 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adj] [n mass] | 417 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] one [noun] | 390 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] one [noun] | 390 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] some [noun] | 382 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] some [noun] | 382 |
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