| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the [adj] | 231 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [prep] the [adj] | 203 |
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| 3 | was [verb] up [prep] the [adj] | 161 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the [adj] | 160 |
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| 5 | were [verb] up [prep] the [adj] | 70 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] up in the [adj] | 62 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] up in the [adj] | 62 |
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| 8 | [was/were] set up [prep] the [adj] | 54 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] up by the [adj] | 54 |
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| 10 | [was/were] set up [prep] the [adj] | 54 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] up by the [adj] | 54 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the [num ord] | 31 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] the [adj] | 22 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the [num] | 21 |
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| 15 | [was/were] take up [prep] the [adj] | 20 |
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| 16 | [was/were] taken up [prep] the [adj] | 20 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] up with the [adj] | 18 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] up with the [adj] | 18 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] up to the [adj] | 16 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] up to the [adj] | 16 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] up at the [adj] | 12 |
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| 22 | [was/were] brought up [prep] the [adj] | 12 |
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| 23 | [was/were] bring up [prep] the [adj] | 12 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] up at the [adj] | 12 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] up on the [adj] | 11 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the first | 11 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] up on the [adj] | 11 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the first | 11 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the [adj -er] | 10 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] up into the [adj] | 8 |
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