| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun] | 35604 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 35027 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 31310 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 30783 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 12529 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 10355 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [noun] | 10059 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [noun] | 7046 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 7035 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [noun] | 4734 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 4231 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 3476 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [noun] | 3390 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [noun] | 2600 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [noun] | 2234 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [noun] | 2091 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [noun] | 2020 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [noun] | 1879 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [noun] | 1487 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] into [art] [noun] | 1308 |
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| 21 | [was/were] make [prep] [art] [noun] | 849 |
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| 22 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] [noun] | 820 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 653 |
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| 24 | [was/were] take [prep] [art] [noun] | 542 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [n mass] | 530 |
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| 26 | [was/were] taken [prep] [art] [noun] | 529 |
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| 27 | [was/were] sit [prep] [art] [noun] | 521 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] through [art] [noun] | 509 |
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| 29 | [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] [noun] | 505 |
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| 30 | [was/were] use [prep] [art] [noun] | 495 |
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