| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] [adv] | 740 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [prep] [noun sg] [adv] | 646 |
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| 3 | was [prep] [noun] [adv] | 594 |
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| 4 | [was/were] in [noun] [adv] | 463 |
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| 5 | were [prep] [noun] [adv] | 269 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [prep] [noun prp] [adv] | 155 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [prep] fact [adv] | 146 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [prep] fact [adv] | 146 |
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| 9 | [was/were] at [noun] [adv] | 104 |
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| 10 | [was/were] on [noun] [adv] | 80 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] again | 68 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] again | 68 |
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| 13 | [was/were] of [noun] [adv] | 64 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [prep] [noun pl] [adv] | 58 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] [Wh adv] | 48 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [prep] course [adv] | 47 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [prep] course [adv] | 47 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] only | 45 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] only | 45 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] not | 39 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] not | 39 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] [not/n't] | 39 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] yesterday | 38 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] yesterday | 38 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] [adv prt] | 36 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] together | 35 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] together | 35 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] now | 33 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] where | 33 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [prep] [noun] now | 33 |
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