| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a | 1241 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a | 1020 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a | 922 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] a | 369 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a | 319 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] a | 309 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by a | 259 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by a | 259 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in a | 206 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in a | 206 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] a | 206 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] with a | 127 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] with a | 127 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to a | 118 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to a | 118 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for a | 109 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for a | 109 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] a | 109 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] off [prep] a | 96 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] in [prep] a | 85 |
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| 21 | [was/were] carry [adv prt] [prep] a | 84 |
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| 22 | [was/were] carried [adv prt] [prep] a | 83 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] as a | 80 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] as a | 80 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] a | 77 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on a | 73 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on a | 73 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at a | 66 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at a | 66 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] a | 64 |
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