| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] | 1448 |
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| 2 | was [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 1092 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] | 941 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] | 652 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] for [num] [noun] | 624 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 589 |
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| 7 | were [verb] for [adj] [noun] | 561 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] for [det] [noun] | 381 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] year | 215 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] years | 203 |
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| 11 | [was/were] jailed for [adj] [noun] | 201 |
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| 12 | [was/were] jail for [adj] [noun] | 201 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [adj] [noun] | 166 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] month | 111 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] months | 108 |
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| 16 | [was/were] use for [adj] [noun] | 98 |
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| 17 | [was/were] used for [adj] [noun] | 98 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] for each [noun] | 93 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] for each [noun] | 93 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] for this [noun] | 76 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for this [noun] | 76 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] hour | 74 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] for three [noun] | 70 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] for three [noun] | 70 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] hours | 67 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] day | 59 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] for two [noun] | 59 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] for two [noun] | 59 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] minute | 55 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] for [adj] days | 54 |
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