| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] [be] [art] [noun] | 427 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [prep] be [art] [noun] | 427 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [prep] [be] [art] [noun] | 415 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [prep] be [art] [noun] | 415 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] [art] [noun] | 322 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] [art] [noun] | 285 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [prep] [verb] [art] [noun] | 186 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [prep] [v-ing] [art] [noun] | 182 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [prep] [adj] [art] [noun] | 170 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [prep] [det] [art] [noun] | 150 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [prep] fact [art] [noun] | 113 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [prep] fact [art] [noun] | 113 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [prep] [conj] [art] [noun] | 100 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [prep] if [art] [noun] | 99 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [prep] [subord] [art] [noun] | 99 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [prep] if [art] [noun] | 99 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [prep] such [art] [noun] | 73 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [prep] such [art] [noun] | 73 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [prep] [adv] [art] [noun] | 71 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [prep] [adv] [art] [noun] | 67 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [prep] all [art] [noun] | 63 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [prep] all [art] [noun] | 63 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [art] [noun] | 51 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [prep] [prep] [art] [noun] | 49 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [prep] [prep] [art] [noun] | 49 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [prep] [pers pn] [art] [noun] | 39 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [prep] part [art] [noun] | 37 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [prep] part [art] [noun] | 37 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [prep] course [art] [noun] | 29 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [prep] course [art] [noun] | 29 |
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