| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 9735 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [adj] | 6072 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] [adj] | 4679 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] by [adj] | 2836 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] in [adj] | 1830 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] with [adj] | 1534 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to [adj] | 901 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 885 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] | 701 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] on [adj] | 643 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] from [adj] | 467 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] at [adj] | 331 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] into [adj] | 290 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] other | 260 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] as [adj] | 257 |
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| 16 | [was/were] make [prep] [adj] | 257 |
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| 17 | [was/were] made [prep] [adj] | 254 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] of [adj] | 251 |
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| 19 | [was/were] use [prep] [adj] | 208 |
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| 20 | [was/were] used [prep] [adj] | 207 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] local | 183 |
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| 22 | [was/were] based [prep] [adj] | 163 |
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| 23 | [was/were] base [prep] [adj] | 163 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] various | 150 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] different | 130 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] | 129 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] under [adj] | 120 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] great | 117 |
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| 29 | [was/were] hold [prep] [adj] | 115 |
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| 30 | [was/were] held [prep] [adj] | 113 |
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