| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1042 |
|
| 2 | was [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 750 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] in [art] [noun pl] | 404 |
|
| 4 | were [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 323 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] on [art] [noun pl] | 155 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [prep] [art] hands | 102 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] among [art] [noun pl] | 102 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] at [art] [noun pl] | 56 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] for [art] [noun pl] | 46 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] with [art] [noun pl] | 40 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] to [art] [noun pl] | 24 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [prep] [art] days | 24 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] under [art] [noun pl] | 23 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [prep] [art] cards | 23 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] like [art] [noun pl] | 23 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] from [art] [noun pl] | 21 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [prep] [art] police | 20 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [prep] [art] interests | 20 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] between [art] [noun pl] | 19 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] about [art] [noun pl] | 19 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [prep] [art] streets | 17 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [prep] no [noun pl] | 15 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [prep] a [noun pl] | 15 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] amongst [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [prep] [art] children | 12 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] before [art] [noun pl] | 12 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] of [art] [noun pl] | 12 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [prep] [art] throes | 12 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [prep] [art] illusions | 11 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] against [art] [noun pl] | 10 |
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