| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 6470 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 6332 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] | 5902 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 4964 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] | 3599 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] | 2717 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] a | 1995 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [art] | 1965 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] by [art] | 1597 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] in [art] | 1410 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] [art] | 1341 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] [art] | 1341 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] | 1312 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] | 1312 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] to [art] | 1028 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on [art] | 565 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] at [art] | 492 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] of [art] | 486 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] with [art] | 473 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] [art] | 433 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] [art] | 433 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] for [art] | 405 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] [art] | 388 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] [art] | 388 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] from [art] | 372 |
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| 26 | [was/were] take [adv] [prep] [art] | 358 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] back [prep] [art] | 358 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] back [prep] [art] | 358 |
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| 29 | [was/were] taken [adv] [prep] [art] | 353 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] in [prep] [art] | 314 |
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