| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] | 2604 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1973 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 870 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 609 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun pl] | 385 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun prp] | 229 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [num ord] | 139 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [num] | 63 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the first | 41 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the first | 41 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the window | 37 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the last | 32 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the last | 32 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the window | 31 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the new | 30 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [det] | 30 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the new | 30 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the same | 28 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the same | 28 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adv] | 25 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adv] | 24 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the government | 21 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the government | 21 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the wall | 21 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the house | 21 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the house | 21 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the time | 20 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the time | 20 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the ground | 19 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the end | 18 |
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