| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] in the [noun pl] | 595 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] in [art] [noun pl] | 490 |
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| 3 | was [verb] in [art] [noun pl] | 369 |
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| 4 | were [verb] in [art] [noun pl] | 247 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] [noun pl] | 108 |
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| 6 | [was/were] found in [art] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 7 | [was/were] find in [art] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in a [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [to-vb] in [art] [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 10 | [was/were] placed in [art] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 11 | [was/were] place in [art] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 12 | [was/were] hold in [art] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 13 | [was/were] held in [art] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 14 | [was/were] work in [art] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] hands | 16 |
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| 16 | [was/were] working in [art] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 17 | [was/were] use in [art] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] years | 14 |
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| 19 | [was/were] used in [art] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] police | 14 |
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| 21 | [was/were] reflected in [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 22 | [was/were] reflect in [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] interests | 13 |
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| 24 | [was/were] include in [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 25 | [was/were] included in [art] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] wings | 10 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] mid-1980s | 9 |
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| 28 | [was/were] lost in [art] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] streets | 9 |
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| 30 | [was/were] lose in [art] [noun pl] | 9 |
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