| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun] | 2354 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun sg] | 1885 |
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| 3 | was [prep] [det] [noun] | 1851 |
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| 4 | [was/were] in [det] [noun] | 893 |
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| 5 | [was/were] in [det] [noun] | 893 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [prep] this [noun] | 738 |
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| 7 | were [prep] [det] [noun] | 503 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [prep] that [noun] | 470 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 442 |
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| 10 | [was/were] at [det] [noun] | 437 |
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| 11 | [was/were] at [det] [noun] | 437 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [prep] [det] time | 304 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [prep] some [noun] | 299 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [prep] [det] time | 287 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [prep] [det] way | 191 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [prep] any [noun] | 190 |
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| 17 | [was/were] on [det] [noun] | 154 |
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| 18 | [was/were] on [det] [noun] | 154 |
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| 19 | [was/were] of [det] [noun] | 137 |
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| 20 | [was/were] of [det] [noun] | 137 |
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| 21 | [was/were] for [det] [noun] | 135 |
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| 22 | [was/were] for [det] [noun] | 135 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] many [noun] | 129 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [prep] [det] case | 116 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [prep] [det] way | 108 |
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| 26 | [was/were] to [det] [noun] | 91 |
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| 27 | [was/were] to [det] [noun] | 91 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [prep] all [noun] | 87 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [prep] [det] case | 85 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [prep] [det] ways | 83 |
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