| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [noun sg] | 2827 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] on the [noun] | 2619 |
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| 3 | was [verb] on [art] [noun] | 2405 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [art] [noun] | 2350 |
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| 5 | were [verb] on [art] [noun] | 985 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] [noun] | 979 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] on a [noun] | 691 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [noun pl] | 347 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] based on [art] [noun] | 305 |
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| 10 | [was/were] base on [art] [noun] | 305 |
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| 11 | [was/were] sit on [art] [noun] | 201 |
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| 12 | [was/were] sitting on [art] [noun] | 199 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [noun prp] | 183 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] ground | 131 |
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| 15 | [was/were] lie on [art] [noun] | 106 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] lying on [art] [noun] | 104 |
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| 17 | [was/were] put on [art] [noun] | 99 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] basis | 97 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] basis | 97 |
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| 20 | [was/were] work on [art] [noun] | 96 |
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| 21 | [was/were] working on [art] [noun] | 92 |
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| 22 | [was/were] put on [art] [noun] | 91 |
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| 23 | [was/were] stand on [art] [noun] | 88 |
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| 24 | [was/were] standing on [art] [noun] | 86 |
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| 25 | [was/were] place on [art] [noun] | 76 |
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| 26 | [was/were] placed on [art] [noun] | 75 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] ground | 68 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] on an [noun] | 67 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] floor | 65 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] floor | 65 |
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