| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 155 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] be the [adj] | 155 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] [be] the [adj] | 150 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] be the [adj] | 150 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] [verb] the [adj] | 92 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] [v-ing] the [adj] | 82 |
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| 7 | was [verb] [prep] [prep] the [adj] | 52 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [prep] [prep] the [adj] | 52 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [prep] [noun] the [adj] | 47 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [prep] [adj] the [adj] | 37 |
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| 11 | was [verb] [prep] [noun prp] the [adj] | 33 |
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| 12 | was [verb] [prep] [det] the [adj] | 31 |
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| 13 | was [verb] [prep] all the [adj] | 28 |
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| 14 | was [verb] [prep] all the [adj] | 28 |
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| 15 | was [verb] [prep] by the [adj] | 26 |
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| 16 | was [verb] [prep] [adv] the [adj] | 26 |
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| 17 | was [verb] [prep] by the [adj] | 26 |
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| 18 | was [verb] [prep] [adv] the [adj] | 25 |
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| 19 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] the [adj] | 18 |
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| 20 | was [verb] [prep] [pers pn] the [adj] | 14 |
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| 21 | was [verb] [prep] [noun sg] the [adj] | 12 |
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| 22 | was [verb] [prep] in the [adj] | 12 |
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| 23 | was [verb] [prep] in the [adj] | 12 |
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| 24 | was [verb] [prep] [vb infin] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 25 | was [verb] [prep] both the [adj] | 7 |
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| 26 | was [verb] [prep] both the [adj] | 7 |
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| 27 | was [verb] [prep] it the [adj] | 6 |
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| 28 | was [verb] [prep] exactly the [adj] | 6 |
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| 29 | was [verb] [prep] it the [adj] | 6 |
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| 30 | was [verb] [prep] exactly the [adj] | 6 |
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