| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 2386 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] the [noun] | 2191 |
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| 3 | was [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] | 2035 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] in [art] [noun] | 832 |
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| 5 | were [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] | 678 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a [noun] | 453 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] on [art] [noun] | 412 |
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| 8 | [was/were] still [prep] [art] [noun] | 361 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] at [art] [noun] | 326 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 227 |
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| 11 | [was/were] only [prep] [art] [noun] | 144 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] like [art] [noun] | 136 |
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| 13 | [was/were] already [prep] [art] [noun] | 133 |
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| 14 | [was/were] there [prep] [art] [noun] | 129 |
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| 15 | [was/were] also [prep] [art] [noun] | 121 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] for [art] [noun] | 116 |
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| 17 | [was/were] just [prep] [art] [noun] | 113 |
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| 18 | [was/were] now [prep] [art] [noun] | 100 |
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| 19 | [was/were] always [prep] [art] [noun] | 98 |
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| 20 | [was/were] all [prep] [art] [noun] | 94 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 82 |
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| 22 | [was/were] more [prep] [art] [noun] | 76 |
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| 23 | [was/were] right [prep] [art] [noun] | 69 |
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| 24 | [was/were] away [prep] [art] [noun] | 68 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] of [art] [noun] | 60 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] end | 58 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] end | 58 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] from [art] [noun] | 57 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] to [art] [noun] | 57 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] under [art] [noun] | 55 |
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