| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 2681 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 2681 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 2188 |
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| 4 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 1890 |
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| 5 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 1890 |
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| 6 | [noun] was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 1784 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 1432 |
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| 8 | [noun] were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 896 |
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| 9 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] out [prep] [art] | 787 |
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| 10 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a | 781 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 749 |
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| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] | 715 |
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| 13 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a | 691 |
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| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by [art] | 504 |
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| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by [art] | 504 |
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| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 446 |
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| 17 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 445 |
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| 18 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in [art] | 416 |
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| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in [art] | 416 |
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| 20 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] | 352 |
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| 21 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] | 352 |
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| 22 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of [art] | 233 |
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| 23 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of [art] | 233 |
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| 24 | [noun] [was/were] carried [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 222 |
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| 25 | [noun] [was/were] carry [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 222 |
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| 26 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] down [prep] [art] | 210 |
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| 27 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] on [prep] [art] | 195 |
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| 28 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] in [prep] [art] | 193 |
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| 29 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] off [prep] [art] | 171 |
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| 30 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on [art] | 169 |
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