| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 6383 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [noun pl] | 3779 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] [noun pl] | 3371 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] by [noun pl] | 2113 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] with [noun pl] | 1021 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in [noun pl] | 955 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] | 708 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] to [noun pl] | 670 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for [noun pl] | 482 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] on [noun pl] | 390 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] as [noun pl] | 266 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] from [noun pl] | 236 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] police | 216 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] into [noun pl] | 190 |
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| 15 | [was/were] make [prep] [noun pl] | 169 |
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| 16 | [was/were] made [prep] [noun pl] | 166 |
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| 17 | [was/were] use [prep] [noun pl] | 139 |
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| 18 | [was/were] used [prep] [noun pl] | 139 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] at [noun pl] | 132 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] terms | 122 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] members | 114 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] of [noun pl] | 108 |
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| 23 | [was/were] covered [prep] [noun pl] | 85 |
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| 24 | [was/were] cover [prep] [noun pl] | 85 |
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| 25 | [was/were] found [prep] [noun pl] | 81 |
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| 26 | [was/were] find [prep] [noun pl] | 81 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] about [noun pl] | 80 |
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| 28 | [was/were] give [prep] [noun pl] | 77 |
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| 29 | [was/were] given [prep] [noun pl] | 77 |
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| 30 | [was/were] fill [prep] [noun pl] | 74 |
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