| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 257 |
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| 2 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 257 |
|
| 3 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [noun] | 230 |
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| 4 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] the | 181 |
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| 5 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] the | 181 |
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| 6 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] | 143 |
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| 7 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 119 |
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| 8 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [pron] | 88 |
|
| 9 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] be | 68 |
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| 10 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] a | 68 |
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| 11 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 68 |
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| 12 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] be | 67 |
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| 13 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [be] | 67 |
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| 14 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [noun prp] | 62 |
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| 15 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] a | 56 |
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| 16 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [adj] | 51 |
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| 17 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [pos pn] | 44 |
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| 18 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [pers pn] | 37 |
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| 19 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [det] | 35 |
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| 20 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [num] | 28 |
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| 21 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [adv] | 26 |
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| 22 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [adv] | 24 |
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| 23 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 24 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [verb] | 19 |
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| 25 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] he | 16 |
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| 26 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] him | 16 |
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| 27 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] his | 16 |
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| 28 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] his | 16 |
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| 29 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 30 | [verb] [was/were] [prep] fact | 15 |
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