| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [det] [noun] | 2909 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun sg] | 2284 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] | 2202 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [det] [noun] | 1325 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 1138 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this [noun] | 813 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] in [det] [noun] | 795 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by [det] [noun] | 566 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 541 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to [det] [noun] | 402 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] some [noun] | 382 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] for [det] [noun] | 381 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] that [noun] | 363 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] each [noun] | 345 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] all [noun] | 295 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] at [det] [noun] | 265 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] with [det] [noun] | 255 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] another [noun] | 242 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] on [det] [noun] | 225 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] these [noun] | 163 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] from [det] [noun] | 159 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] many [noun] | 144 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] both [noun] | 140 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] several [noun] | 137 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] time | 122 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] time | 113 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] way | 104 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] other | 101 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] any [noun] | 100 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [det] other | 92 |
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