| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] was | 509 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [prep] was | 165 |
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| 3 | [noun] [prep] was | 138 |
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| 4 | [adj] [prep] was | 116 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] was | 107 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [prep] was | 107 |
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| 7 | [vb infin] [prep] was | 101 |
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| 8 | [adj] [prep] was | 87 |
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| 9 | think [prep] was | 80 |
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| 10 | [v-ing] [prep] was | 79 |
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| 11 | [adv] [prep] was | 74 |
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| 12 | [adv prt] [prep] was | 67 |
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| 13 | think [prep] was | 63 |
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| 14 | [to-vb] [prep] was | 44 |
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| 15 | look [prep] was | 40 |
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| 16 | talk [prep] was | 35 |
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| 17 | [pron] [prep] was | 29 |
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| 18 | refer [prep] was | 24 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [prep] was | 23 |
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| 20 | be [prep] was | 22 |
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| 21 | up [prep] was | 22 |
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| 22 | up [prep] was | 22 |
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| 23 | [be] [prep] was | 22 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] [prep] was | 21 |
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| 25 | [det] [prep] was | 20 |
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| 26 | was [prep] was | 19 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [prep] was | 19 |
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| 28 | such [prep] was | 18 |
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| 29 | such [prep] was | 18 |
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| 30 | go [prep] was | 18 |
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