| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] to [be] [adj] | 361 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] be [adj] | 361 |
|
| 3 | was [adj] [prep] [be] [adj] | 261 |
|
| 4 | were [adj] [prep] [be] [adj] | 100 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] able | 65 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] likely [prep] [be] [adj] | 61 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] supposed [prep] [be] [adj] | 57 |
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| 8 | [was/were] unlikely [prep] [be] [adj] | 27 |
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| 9 | [was/were] inclined [prep] [be] [adj] | 18 |
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| 10 | [was/were] glad [prep] [be] [adj] | 13 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] sure | 11 |
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| 12 | [was/were] prepared [prep] [be] [adj] | 11 |
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| 13 | [was/were] difficult [prep] [be] [adj] | 10 |
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| 14 | [was/were] able [prep] [be] [adj] | 10 |
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| 15 | [was/were] lucky [prep] [be] [adj] | 10 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] alive | 9 |
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| 17 | [was/were] unable [prep] [be] [adj] | 8 |
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| 18 | [was/were] impossible [prep] [be] [adj] | 8 |
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| 19 | [was/were] good [prep] [be] [adj] | 8 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] present | 7 |
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| 21 | [was/were] right [prep] [be] [adj] | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] alone | 6 |
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| 23 | [was/were] delighted [prep] [be] [adj] | 5 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] free | 5 |
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| 25 | [was/were] hard [prep] [be] [adj] | 5 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [be] involved | 5 |
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| 27 | [was/were] easy [prep] [be] [adj] | 5 |
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| 28 | [was/were] nice [prep] [be] [adj] | 5 |
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| 29 | [was/were] pleased [prep] [be] [adj] | 5 |
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| 30 | [was/were] possible [prep] [be] [adj] | 5 |
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