| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 95 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [det] [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [num] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a young [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a young [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 11 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 12 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 16 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 17 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 18 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 20 | they [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 21 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 22 | she [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] [noun] | 53 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun pl] [unc] | 13 |
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