| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun sg] | 1885 |
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| 2 | was [prep] [det] [noun sg] | 1486 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [prep] this [noun sg] | 735 |
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| 4 | [was/were] in [det] [noun sg] | 655 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] in [det] [noun sg] | 655 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [prep] that [noun sg] | 459 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] at [det] [noun sg] | 410 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] at [det] [noun sg] | 410 |
|
| 9 | were [prep] [det] [noun sg] | 399 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [prep] [det] time | 287 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [prep] some [noun sg] | 217 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [prep] any [noun sg] | 185 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] on [det] [noun sg] | 140 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] on [det] [noun sg] | 140 |
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| 15 | [was/were] of [det] [noun sg] | 131 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] of [det] [noun sg] | 131 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [prep] [det] way | 108 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [prep] [det] case | 85 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] to [det] [noun sg] | 83 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] to [det] [noun sg] | 83 |
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| 21 | [was/were] for [det] [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 22 | [was/were] for [det] [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] [det] point | 68 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [prep] another [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 25 | [was/were] during [det] [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 26 | [was/were] during [det] [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 27 | [was/were] by [det] [noun sg] | 52 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] by [det] [noun sg] | 52 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [prep] little [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [prep] [det] extent | 49 |
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