| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] a [noun] | 252 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] a [noun sg] | 239 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [prep] a [noun] | 225 |
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| 4 | was [verb] up [prep] a [noun] | 187 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] up in a [noun] | 66 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] up in a [noun] | 66 |
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| 7 | were [verb] up [prep] a [noun] | 65 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] up by a [noun] | 60 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] up by a [noun] | 60 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] up with a [noun] | 28 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] up with a [noun] | 28 |
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| 12 | [was/were] set up [prep] a [noun] | 26 |
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| 13 | [was/were] set up [prep] a [noun] | 26 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] a [noun] | 26 |
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| 15 | [was/were] bring up [prep] a [noun] | 22 |
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| 16 | [was/were] brought up [prep] a [noun] | 22 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] up as a [noun] | 20 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] up as a [noun] | 20 |
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| 19 | [was/were] taken up [prep] a [noun] | 19 |
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| 20 | [was/were] take up [prep] a [noun] | 19 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] up for a [noun] | 14 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] up for a [noun] | 14 |
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| 23 | [was/were] pick up [prep] a [noun] | 13 |
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| 24 | [was/were] picked up [prep] a [noun] | 13 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] up on a [noun] | 12 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] up on a [noun] | 12 |
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| 27 | [was/were] followed up [prep] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | [was/were] follow up [prep] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 29 | [was/were] make up [prep] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] up to a [noun] | 10 |
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