| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | there [was/were] a [noun] [prep] | 5051 |
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| 2 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 4996 |
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| 3 | [ex0] was a [noun] [prep] | 4601 |
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| 4 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] [prep] | 4538 |
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| 5 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] of | 2506 |
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| 6 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] in | 814 |
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| 7 | [ex0] [was/were] an [noun] [prep] | 513 |
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| 8 | [ex0] [was/were] a lot [prep] | 474 |
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| 9 | [ex0] [was/were] a lot [prep] | 474 |
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| 10 | [ex0] were a [noun] [prep] | 450 |
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| 11 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] on | 334 |
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| 12 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] for | 301 |
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| 13 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] at | 214 |
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| 14 | [ex0] [was/were] a number [prep] | 173 |
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| 15 | [ex0] [was/were] a number [prep] | 172 |
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| 16 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] to | 163 |
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| 17 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] between | 141 |
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| 18 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] from | 128 |
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| 19 | [ex0] [was/were] a knock [prep] | 99 |
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| 20 | [ex0] [was/were] a knock [prep] | 99 |
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| 21 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] about | 83 |
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| 22 | [ex0] [was/were] a [noun] with | 72 |
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| 23 | [ex0] [was/were] a couple [prep] | 70 |
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| 24 | [ex0] [was/were] a couple [prep] | 70 |
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| 25 | [ex0] [was/were] a bit [prep] | 63 |
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| 26 | [ex0] [was/were] a bit [prep] | 63 |
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| 27 | [ex0] [was/were] a need [prep] | 57 |
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| 28 | [ex0] [was/were] a need [prep] | 57 |
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| 29 | [ex0] [was/were] a sense [prep] | 43 |
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| 30 | [ex0] [was/were] a sense [prep] | 43 |
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