| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] | 718 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [prep] a [noun] | 590 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a [noun] | 453 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] in a [noun] | 223 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] a [noun] | 164 |
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| 6 | were [adv] [prep] a [noun] | 150 |
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| 7 | [was/were] not [prep] a [noun] | 121 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [not/n't] [prep] a [noun] | 121 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] like a [noun] | 94 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] for a [noun] | 87 |
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| 11 | [was/were] not [prep] a [noun] | 77 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a position | 68 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a position | 68 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] on a [noun] | 64 |
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| 15 | [was/were] out [prep] a [noun] | 47 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] at a [noun] | 47 |
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| 17 | [was/were] out [prep] a [noun] | 47 |
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| 18 | [was/were] n't [prep] a [noun] | 44 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] as a [noun] | 43 |
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| 20 | [was/were] more [prep] a [noun] | 41 |
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| 21 | [was/were] more [prep] a [noun] | 41 |
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| 22 | [was/were] still [prep] a [noun] | 36 |
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| 23 | [was/were] still [prep] a [noun] | 36 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a state | 34 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] with a [noun] | 34 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a state | 34 |
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| 27 | [was/were] only [prep] a [noun] | 34 |
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| 28 | [was/were] only [prep] a [noun] | 34 |
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| 29 | [was/were] now [prep] a [noun] | 29 |
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| 30 | [was/were] now [prep] a [noun] | 29 |
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