| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 5167 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 4071 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] the [noun] [noun sg] | 2711 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] [noun sg] | 1866 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] [noun sg] | 736 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 640 |
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| 7 | was [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 221 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 212 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 212 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [prep] the same [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 11 | was [verb] [prep] the same [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 12 | was [verb] [prep] the [num] [noun sg] | 115 |
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| 13 | was [verb] [prep] the new [noun sg] | 108 |
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| 14 | was [verb] [prep] the new [noun sg] | 108 |
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| 15 | was [verb] [prep] the national [noun sg] | 107 |
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| 16 | was [verb] [prep] the national [noun sg] | 107 |
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| 17 | was [verb] [prep] the second [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 18 | was [verb] [prep] the second [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 19 | was [verb] [prep] the royal [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 20 | was [verb] [prep] the royal [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 21 | was [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 22 | was [verb] [prep] the last [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 23 | was [verb] [prep] the last [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 24 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 25 | was [verb] [prep] the local [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 26 | was [verb] [prep] the local [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 27 | was [verb] [prep] the high [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 28 | was [verb] [prep] the high [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 29 | was [verb] [prep] the british [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 30 | was [verb] [prep] the other [noun sg] | 58 |
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