| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [prep] [be] the | 267 |
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| 2 | was [prep] be the | 267 |
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| 3 | was [prep] be the | 265 |
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| 4 | was [prep] [be] the | 265 |
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| 5 | was [prep] [noun] the | 199 |
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| 6 | was [prep] [noun sg] the | 172 |
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| 7 | was [prep] [verb] the | 119 |
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| 8 | was [prep] [v-ing] the | 118 |
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| 9 | was [prep] [adv] the | 101 |
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| 10 | was [prep] [adv] the | 99 |
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| 11 | was [prep] [conj] the | 91 |
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| 12 | was [prep] if the | 91 |
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| 13 | was [prep] if the | 91 |
|
| 14 | was [prep] [subord] the | 91 |
|
| 15 | was [prep] [adj] the | 71 |
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| 16 | was [prep] far the | 70 |
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| 17 | was [prep] far the | 70 |
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| 18 | was [prep] [det] the | 59 |
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| 19 | was [prep] fact the | 58 |
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| 20 | was [prep] fact the | 58 |
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| 21 | was [prep] [prep] the | 56 |
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| 22 | was [prep] [prep] the | 56 |
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| 23 | was [prep] all the | 53 |
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| 24 | was [prep] all the | 53 |
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| 25 | was [prep] [pron] the | 33 |
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| 26 | was [prep] [pers pn] the | 30 |
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| 27 | was [prep] in the | 29 |
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| 28 | was [prep] in the | 29 |
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| 29 | was [prep] course the | 28 |
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| 30 | was [prep] course the | 28 |
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