| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 139 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 111 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 100 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 56 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 37 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 26 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] each [noun sg] [noun] | 23 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this [noun sg] [noun] | 22 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] in [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 21 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] another [noun sg] [noun] | 21 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] for [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 20 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] some [noun sg] [noun] | 18 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] to [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 18 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] that [noun sg] [noun] | 17 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] with [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 17 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] all [noun sg] [noun] | 13 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] former [noun sg] [noun] | 11 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] several [noun sg] [noun] | 9 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] on [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] at [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] these [noun sg] [noun] | 7 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] about [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] into [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 6 |
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| 25 | [was/were] find [prep] [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 6 |
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| 26 | [was/were] found [prep] [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 6 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] group | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] both [noun sg] [noun] | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] [noun prp] | 5 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] from [det] [noun sg] [noun] | 5 |
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