| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [prep] this [noun sg] | 629 |
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| 2 | was in [det] [noun sg] | 497 |
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| 3 | was [prep] that [noun sg] | 366 |
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| 4 | was at [det] [noun sg] | 333 |
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| 5 | was [prep] [det] time | 230 |
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| 6 | was [prep] some [noun sg] | 164 |
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| 7 | was [prep] any [noun sg] | 122 |
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| 8 | was on [det] [noun sg] | 111 |
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| 9 | was [prep] [det] way | 84 |
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| 10 | was of [det] [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 11 | was for [det] [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 12 | was [prep] [det] point | 65 |
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| 13 | was during [det] [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 14 | was to [det] [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 15 | was [prep] another [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 16 | was [prep] [det] case | 52 |
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| 17 | was [prep] [det] reason | 45 |
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| 18 | was from [det] [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 19 | was [prep] [det] moment | 40 |
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| 20 | was with [det] [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 21 | was [prep] [det] extent | 38 |
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| 22 | was [prep] [det] period | 37 |
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| 23 | was [prep] [det] stage | 36 |
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| 24 | was [prep] little [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 25 | was by [det] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 26 | was [prep] such [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 27 | was about [det] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 28 | was [prep] all [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 29 | was against [det] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 30 | was like [det] [noun sg] | 18 |
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