| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 1091 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 852 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 813 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] | 781 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 701 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 390 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 257 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] to the [noun] | 200 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] to the [noun] | 200 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] in the [noun] | 193 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] in the [noun] | 193 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 192 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 149 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] on the [noun] | 117 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] on the [noun] | 117 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 107 |
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| 17 | [was/were] go [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 88 |
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| 18 | [was/were] going [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 88 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] with the [noun] | 86 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] with the [noun] | 86 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 75 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] at the [noun] | 71 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] at the [noun] | 71 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] from the [noun] | 63 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] from the [noun] | 63 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] for the [noun] | 62 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [verb] for the [noun] | 62 |
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| 28 | [was/were] found [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 59 |
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| 29 | [was/were] find [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 59 |
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| 30 | [was/were] force [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 57 |
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