| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] the [noun pl] | 1175 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [art] [noun pl] | 857 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [art] [noun pl] | 697 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [art] [noun pl] | 399 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [to-vb] [art] [noun pl] | 372 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [art] [noun pl] | 176 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] no [noun pl] | 45 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] give [art] [noun pl] | 38 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] take [art] [noun pl] | 34 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] a [noun pl] | 33 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] given [art] [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [art] police | 27 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] taking [art] [noun pl] | 26 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] make [art] [noun pl] | 24 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] do [art] [noun pl] | 23 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] tell [art] [noun pl] | 23 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] doing [art] [noun pl] | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] get [art] [noun pl] | 18 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [art] chances | 18 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [art] effects | 18 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [art] words | 17 |
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| 22 | [was/were] watch [art] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 23 | [was/were] told [art] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 24 | [was/were] have [art] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 25 | [was/were] watching [art] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 26 | [was/were] show [art] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [art] children | 14 |
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| 28 | [was/were] making [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 29 | [was/were] getting [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 30 | [was/were] read [art] [noun pl] | 12 |
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