| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an [noun sg] | 1195 |
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| 2 | was [vb pp] [prep] an [noun] | 973 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] by an [noun] | 317 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [prep] an [noun] | 303 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] as an [noun] | 256 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] in an [noun] | 225 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] to an [noun] | 108 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] with an [noun] | 83 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an [noun prp] | 68 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] on an [noun] | 58 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an attempt | 57 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an attempt | 57 |
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| 13 | [was/were] killed [prep] an [noun] | 55 |
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| 14 | [was/were] seen [prep] an [noun] | 48 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] for an [noun] | 45 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] at an [noun] | 39 |
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| 17 | [was/were] used [prep] an [noun] | 30 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] from an [noun] | 28 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an increase | 28 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an increase | 28 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an accident | 24 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an accident | 24 |
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| 23 | [was/were] followed [prep] an [noun] | 24 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an end | 23 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an end | 23 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] into an [noun] | 23 |
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| 27 | [was/were] brought [prep] an [noun] | 23 |
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| 28 | [was/were] based [prep] an [noun] | 20 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an emergency | 19 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an area | 19 |
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