| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] the | 929 |
|
| 2 | was [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 898 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] in [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 815 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] of [art] | 380 |
|
| 5 | were [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 350 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] a | 258 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] with [art] | 236 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] on [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 177 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] in [art] | 121 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] for [art] | 112 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [prep] charge [prep] [art] | 99 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] at [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 95 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] at [art] | 82 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] to [art] | 75 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] under [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 62 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] an | 56 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [prep] favour [prep] [art] | 52 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] from [art] | 47 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] on [art] | 43 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] as [art] | 32 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [prep] line [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [prep] top [prep] [art] | 29 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] by [art] | 28 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [prep] collision [prep] [art] | 26 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [prep] work [prep] [art] | 25 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [prep] use [prep] [art] | 24 |
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| 27 | [was/were] of [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 22 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [prep] way [prep] [art] | 22 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [prep] breach [prep] [art] | 22 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [prep] possession [prep] [art] | 21 |
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