| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | but it [was/were] [adv] [verb] | 201 |
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| 2 | but it was [adv] [verb] | 201 |
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| 3 | but it [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] | 164 |
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| 4 | but it [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] | 24 |
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| 5 | but it [was/were] also [verb] | 20 |
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| 6 | but it [was/were] never [verb] | 17 |
|
| 7 | but it [was/were] widely [verb] | 12 |
|
| 8 | but it [was/were] still [verb] | 10 |
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| 9 | but it [was/were] soon [verb] | 9 |
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| 10 | but it [was/were] always [verb] | 9 |
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| 11 | but it [was/were] [adv] go | 8 |
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| 12 | but it [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] | 7 |
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| 13 | but it [was/were] [adv] use | 7 |
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| 14 | but it [was/were] [adv] used | 7 |
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| 15 | but it [was/were] later [verb] | 7 |
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| 16 | but it [was/were] generally [verb] | 6 |
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| 17 | but it [was/were] all [verb] | 6 |
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| 18 | but it [was/were] [adv] going | 6 |
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| 19 | but it [was/were] [adv] [vb base] | 6 |
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| 20 | but it [was/were] well [verb] | 6 |
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| 21 | but it [was/were] only [verb] | 6 |
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| 22 | but it [was/were] now [verb] | 5 |
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