| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 624 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [prep] the [noun prp] | 552 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [prep] the [noun prp] | 552 |
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| 4 | was [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 498 |
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| 5 | [was/were] in [art] [noun prp] | 233 |
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| 6 | were [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 126 |
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| 7 | [was/were] on [art] [noun prp] | 92 |
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| 8 | [was/were] at [art] [noun prp] | 73 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [prep] a [noun prp] | 72 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [prep] a [noun prp] | 64 |
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| 11 | [was/were] from [art] [noun prp] | 45 |
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| 12 | [was/were] with [art] [noun prp] | 27 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [prep] [art] uk | 20 |
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| 14 | [was/were] of [art] [noun prp] | 20 |
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| 15 | [was/were] like [art] [noun prp] | 20 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [prep] [art] united | 19 |
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| 17 | [was/were] for [art] [noun prp] | 18 |
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| 18 | [was/were] to [art] [noun prp] | 16 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [prep] [art] london | 10 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [prep] [art] us | 10 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [prep] [art] states | 10 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [prep] an [noun prp] | 8 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] [art] sunday | 8 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [prep] [art] friday | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [prep] [art] gulf | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [prep] [art] white | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] among [art] [noun prp] | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] during [art] [noun prp] | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [prep] [art] monday | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] against [art] [noun prp] | 6 |
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