| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 3777 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 3545 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 3447 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 1515 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] [art] | 1341 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] | 1312 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a | 1241 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 1081 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by [art] | 920 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in [art] | 777 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] | 682 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of [art] | 450 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] [art] | 433 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] [art] | 388 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] back [prep] [art] | 358 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on [art] | 316 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] in [prep] [art] | 314 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] off [prep] [art] | 301 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] with [art] | 297 |
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| 20 | [was/were] carry [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 288 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at [art] | 287 |
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| 22 | [was/were] carried [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 284 |
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| 23 | [was/were] take [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 276 |
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| 24 | [was/were] taken [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 272 |
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| 25 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 269 |
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| 26 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 261 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for [art] | 239 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] over [prep] [art] | 228 |
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| 29 | [was/were] brought [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 209 |
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| 30 | [was/were] bring [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 209 |
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