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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] on the [noun sg]	2004
2	was on the [noun]	1664
3	were on the [noun]	583
4	[was/were] on the [noun pl]	154
5	[was/were] on the verge	128
6	[was/were] on the verge	128
7	[was/were] on the point	114
8	[was/were] on the point	114
9	[was/were] on the [noun prp]	67
10	[was/were] on the phone	66
11	[was/were] on the phone	66
12	[was/were] on the way	65
13	[was/were] on the way	65
14	[was/were] on the floor	39
15	[was/were] on the floor	39
16	[was/were] on the move	38
17	[was/were] on the move	38
18	[was/were] on the road	36
19	[was/were] on the road	36
20	[was/were] on the ground	34
21	[was/were] on the brink	34
22	[was/were] on the table	34
23	[was/were] on the brink	34
24	[was/were] on the ground	33
25	[was/were] on the table	33
26	[was/were] on the line	29
27	[was/were] on the run	29
28	[was/were] on the run	29
29	[was/were] on the whole	28
30	[was/were] on the side	28