| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] [adv] | 264 |
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| 2 | was a [noun] [prep] [adv] | 250 |
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| 3 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] [adv] | 232 |
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| 4 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] [adv] | 203 |
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| 5 | [was/were] a [noun] of [adv] | 163 |
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| 6 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] [Wh adv] | 54 |
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| 7 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] how | 48 |
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| 8 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] how | 48 |
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| 9 | 33 |
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| 10 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] about | 23 |
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| 11 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] about | 23 |
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| 12 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] very | 21 |
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| 13 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] very | 21 |
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| 14 | [was/were] a [noun] in [adv] | 20 |
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| 15 | [was/were] a [noun] from [adv] | 19 |
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| 16 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] there | 17 |
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| 17 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] there | 17 |
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| 18 | [was/were] a [noun] for [adv] | 15 |
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| 19 | were a [noun] [prep] [adv] | 15 |
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| 20 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] more | 14 |
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| 21 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] more | 14 |
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| 22 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] both | 13 |
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| 23 | [was/were] a [noun] to [adv] | 13 |
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| 24 | [was/were] a [noun] [prep] both | 13 |
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| 25 | [was/were] a [noun] on [adv] | 10 |
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| 26 | [was/were] a man [prep] [adv] | 9 |
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| 27 | [was/were] a man [prep] [adv] | 9 |
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| 28 | [was/were] a period [prep] [adv] | 8 |
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| 29 | [was/were] a [noun] with [adv] | 8 |
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| 30 | [was/were] a case [prep] [adv] | 8 |
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