| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [num ord] [noun sg] | 454 |
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| 2 | was last [noun] | 353 |
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| 3 | was [num ord] night | 202 |
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| 4 | was [num ord] night | 201 |
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| 5 | was first [noun] | 59 |
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| 6 | was [num ord] year | 50 |
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| 7 | was [num ord] year | 50 |
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| 8 | was [num ord] [noun prp] | 41 |
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| 9 | was next [noun] | 40 |
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| 10 | was [num ord] week | 34 |
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| 11 | was [num ord] week | 34 |
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| 12 | was [num ord] door | 27 |
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| 13 | was [num ord] door | 27 |
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| 14 | was [num ord] time | 17 |
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| 15 | was [num ord] time | 17 |
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| 16 | was second [noun] | 17 |
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| 17 | was [num ord] nature | 10 |
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| 18 | was [num ord] nature | 10 |
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| 19 | was [num ord] month | 8 |
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| 20 | was [num ord] class | 8 |
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| 21 | was [num ord] month | 8 |
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| 22 | was [num ord] class | 8 |
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| 23 | was third [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | was [num ord] century | 5 |
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| 25 | was [num ord] choice | 5 |
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| 26 | was [num ord] secretary | 5 |
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| 27 | was [num ord] saturday | 5 |
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| 28 | was [num ord] thought | 5 |
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| 29 | was [num ord] august | 5 |
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| 30 | was [num ord] century | 5 |
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