| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] | 804 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] | 751 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] [verb] [prep] [art] | 291 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] [verb] [prep] [art] | 256 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] [prep] [art] | 217 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] [art] | 158 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adv] be [verb] [prep] [art] | 129 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [be] [verb] [prep] [art] | 129 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] being [verb] [prep] [art] | 125 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [being] [verb] [prep] [art] | 125 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] longer [verb] [prep] [art] | 52 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] longer [verb] [prep] [art] | 52 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] [art] | 52 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] well [verb] [prep] [art] | 48 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] not [verb] [prep] [art] | 40 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [art] | 40 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] not [verb] [prep] [art] | 40 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] well [verb] [prep] [art] | 37 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] | 32 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] closely [verb] [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] closely [verb] [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [noun] [verb] [prep] [art] | 27 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [det] [verb] [prep] [art] | 27 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] able [verb] [prep] [art] | 25 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [subord] [verb] [prep] [art] | 25 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] able [verb] [prep] [art] | 25 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] more [verb] [prep] [art] | 24 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] much [verb] [prep] [art] | 24 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] much [verb] [prep] [art] | 24 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] more [verb] [prep] [art] | 24 |
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