| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] | 21763 |
|
| 2 | was [adv] [verb] [prep] | 17337 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 7820 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by | 6359 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in | 4118 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to | 3371 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 3067 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] | 2353 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] with | 1865 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] for | 1727 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] on | 1248 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] as | 1235 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] still [verb] [prep] | 1117 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] at | 1051 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] from | 976 |
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| 16 | [was/were] then [verb] [prep] | 965 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] now [verb] [prep] | 631 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] into | 625 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] later [verb] [prep] | 543 |
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| 20 | [was/were] well [verb] [prep] | 474 |
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| 21 | [was/were] originally [verb] [prep] | 471 |
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| 22 | [was/were] already [verb] [prep] | 466 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] of | 465 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] often [verb] [prep] | 460 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] only [verb] [prep] | 424 |
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| 26 | [was/were] always [verb] [prep] | 417 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] never [verb] [prep] | 405 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [adv] use [prep] | 397 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] used [prep] | 393 |
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| 30 | [was/were] just [verb] [prep] | 383 |
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