| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 624 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 606 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 557 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 295 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 209 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] in the [noun sg] | 164 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] to the [noun sg] | 158 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 151 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] on the [noun sg] | 89 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] | 85 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] going [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 12 | [was/were] go [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] with the [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] at the [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 15 | [was/were] found [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 16 | [was/were] find [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] go [prep] the [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] from the [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] for the [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 20 | [was/were] forced [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 21 | [was/were] force [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] to go [prep] the [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] into the [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] according [prep] the [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] accord [prep] the [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 26 | [was/were] begin [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 27 | [was/were] ask [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 28 | [was/were] beginning [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 29 | [was/were] asked [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 30 | [was/were] allowed [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 25 |
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