| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [verb] on a [noun] | 691 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] on a [noun] | 493 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] on a [noun] | 184 |
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| 4 | [was/were] based on a [noun] | 87 |
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| 5 | [was/were] base on a [noun] | 87 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] on a [noun] | 64 |
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| 7 | [was/were] sit on a [noun] | 49 |
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| 8 | [was/were] sitting on a [noun] | 49 |
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| 9 | [was/were] put on a [noun] | 39 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] on a [noun] | 38 |
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| 11 | [was/were] put on a [noun] | 37 |
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| 12 | [was/were] working on a [noun] | 34 |
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| 13 | [was/were] work on a [noun] | 34 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adj] on a [noun] | 21 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adj] on a [noun] | 18 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv prt] on a [noun] | 17 |
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| 17 | [was/were] place on a [noun] | 16 |
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| 18 | [was/were] placed on a [noun] | 16 |
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| 19 | [was/were] standing on a [noun] | 15 |
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| 20 | [was/were] stand on a [noun] | 15 |
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| 21 | [was/were] go on a [noun] | 14 |
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| 22 | [was/were] found on a [noun] | 13 |
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| 23 | [was/were] built on a [noun] | 13 |
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| 24 | [was/were] find on a [noun] | 13 |
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| 25 | [was/were] build on a [noun] | 13 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [to-vb] on a [noun] | 12 |
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| 27 | [was/were] going on a [noun] | 12 |
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| 28 | [was/were] embark on a [noun] | 9 |
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| 29 | [was/were] lie on a [noun] | 9 |
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| 30 | [was/were] not on a [noun] | 9 |
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