| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was a [noun sg] [prep] | 14560 |
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| 2 | [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 14137 |
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| 3 | [was/were] a [noun sg] of | 8928 |
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| 4 | [was/were] a [noun sg] in | 1867 |
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| 5 | [was/were] an [noun sg] [prep] | 1779 |
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| 6 | were a [noun sg] [prep] | 1354 |
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| 7 | [was/were] a [noun sg] for | 1093 |
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| 8 | [was/were] a [noun sg] to | 967 |
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| 9 | [was/were] a [noun sg] on | 589 |
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| 10 | [was/were] a lot [prep] | 572 |
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| 11 | [was/were] a [noun sg] at | 477 |
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| 12 | [was/were] a member [prep] | 418 |
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| 13 | [was/were] a [noun sg] from | 396 |
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| 14 | [was/were] a [noun sg] with | 372 |
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| 15 | [was/were] a bit [prep] | 367 |
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| 16 | [was/were] a man [prep] | 282 |
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| 17 | [was/were] a matter [prep] | 261 |
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| 18 | [was/were] a [noun sg] between | 216 |
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| 19 | [was/were] a number [prep] | 198 |
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| 20 | [was/were] a kind [prep] | 173 |
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| 21 | [was/were] a [noun sg] by | 168 |
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| 22 | [was/were] a case [prep] | 163 |
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| 23 | [was/were] a sort [prep] | 147 |
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| 24 | [was/were] a couple [prep] | 145 |
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| 25 | [was/were] a [noun sg] about | 132 |
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| 26 | [was/were] a friend [prep] | 116 |
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| 27 | [was/were] a [noun sg] like | 114 |
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| 28 | [was/were] a time [prep] | 108 |
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| 29 | [was/were] a knock [prep] | 99 |
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| 30 | [was/were] a way [prep] | 98 |
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