| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adj] [adj] [noun] | 530 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj] [adj] [noun pl] | 501 |
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| 3 | was [adj] [adj] [noun] | 317 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] | 304 |
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| 5 | [was/were] other [adj] [noun] | 54 |
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| 6 | [was/were] good [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adj] [adj] [noun prp] | 26 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adj] little [noun] | 22 |
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| 9 | [was/were] small [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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| 10 | [was/were] large [adj] [noun] | 17 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adj] [adj] [n mass] | 15 |
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| 12 | [was/were] numerous [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 13 | [was/were] busy [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 14 | [was/were] considerable [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 15 | [was/were] certain [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adj] social [noun] | 14 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adj] old [noun] | 12 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adj] young [noun] | 12 |
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| 19 | [was/were] strong [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 20 | [was/were] great [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adj] political [noun] | 12 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adj] [adj] man | 12 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adj] [adj] men | 11 |
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| 24 | [was/were] important [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adj] new [noun] | 11 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adj] public [noun] | 11 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adj] other [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adj] economic [noun] | 10 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adj] black [noun] | 9 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adj] local [noun] | 9 |
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