| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 499 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 379 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 159 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 142 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 118 |
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| 6 | [was/were] not [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 118 |
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| 7 | [was/were] not [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 86 |
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| 8 | [was/were] also [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 67 |
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| 9 | [was/were] also [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 67 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 63 |
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| 11 | [was/were] being [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adj] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [being] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 14 | [was/were] be [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [be] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 44 |
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| 16 | [was/were] n't [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 32 |
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| 17 | [was/were] report [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 28 |
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| 18 | [was/were] reported [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 28 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [pron] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 27 |
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| 20 | [was/were] say [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 24 |
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| 21 | [was/were] said [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 24 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [pers pn] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 24 |
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| 23 | [was/were] still [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 22 |
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| 24 | [was/were] still [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 22 |
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| 25 | [was/were] then [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 21 |
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| 26 | [was/were] then [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 21 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 17 |
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| 28 | [was/were] only [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 16 |
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| 29 | [was/were] only [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 16 |
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| 30 | [was/were] just [verb] [verb] the [noun] | 14 |
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