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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [prep] the	14418
2	was [prep] the	10608
3	[was/were] in the	5133
4	were [prep] the	3808
5	[was/were] on the	2907
6	[was/were] at the	1541
7	[was/were] for the	530
8	[was/were] among the	443
9	[was/were] of the	431
10	[was/were] from the	323
11	[was/were] with the	284
12	[was/were] to the	243
13	[was/were] under the	230
14	[was/were] about the	229
15	[was/were] like the	194
16	[was/were] over the	163
17	[was/were] by the	143
18	[was/were] during the	134
19	[was/were] against the	115
20	[was/were] within the	106
21	[was/were] before the	87
22	[was/were] behind the	86
23	[was/were] outside the	85
24	[was/were] near the	82
25	[was/were] through the	73
26	[was/were] off the	69
27	[was/were] after the	69
28	[was/were] amongst the	58
29	[was/were] between the	57
30	[was/were] beyond the	53