| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] this [noun sg] | 655 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] this [noun sg] | 463 |
|
| 3 | were [verb] [prep] this [noun sg] | 337 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] in this [noun sg] | 242 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] this [noun sg] | 123 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by this [noun sg] | 94 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to this [noun sg] | 74 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] for this [noun sg] | 74 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] at this [noun sg] | 63 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] on this [noun sg] | 56 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this way | 55 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] from this [noun sg] | 38 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this house | 35 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] use [prep] this [noun sg] | 33 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] used [prep] this [noun sg] | 33 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this time | 30 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] before this [noun sg] | 28 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this country | 28 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this study | 27 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] laid [prep] this [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 21 | [was/were] lay [prep] this [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] with this [noun sg] | 24 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this period | 23 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] this [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] this purpose | 16 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] during this [noun sg] | 16 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] build [prep] this [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] into this [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] bear [prep] this [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 30 | [was/were] born [prep] this [noun sg] | 14 |
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