| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 99 |
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| 2 | was [vb pp] [adv] [art] [noun] | 89 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] a [noun] | 66 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] the [noun] | 40 |
|
| 5 | were [vb pp] [adv] [art] [noun] | 22 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] year | 18 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] year | 18 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] only [art] [noun] | 13 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] once [art] [noun] | 13 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] then [art] [noun] | 10 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] week | 8 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] week | 8 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] about [art] [noun] | 8 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] so [art] [noun] | 7 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] quite [art] [noun] | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] over [art] [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] twice [art] [noun] | 6 |
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| 19 | [was/were] given [adv] [art] [noun] | 5 |
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