| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [adj] | 1347 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [adj] | 1003 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] [adj] | 533 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] [adj] | 272 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adv] [adj] | 216 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adv] [adj] | 216 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun prp] [adj] | 200 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] [adj] | 141 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [num] [adj] | 114 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the early [adj] | 106 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the early [adj] | 105 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the late [adj] | 73 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first [adj] | 69 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first [adj] | 69 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the late [adj] | 69 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the most [adj] | 63 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the most [adj] | 63 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun pl] [adj] | 44 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [det] [adj] | 43 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the new [adj] | 39 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the new [adj] | 38 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the more [adj] | 31 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the more [adj] | 31 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the last [adj] | 29 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the last [adj] | 29 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj -est] [adj] | 29 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [no cls] [adj] | 28 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [unc] [adj] | 28 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the next [adj] | 27 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the next [adj] | 27 |
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