| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 13941 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 13940 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 12054 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 11800 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 9950 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 7449 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 7449 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 6439 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 5372 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 3990 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 3352 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 3352 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 2555 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 2555 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 1685 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 1335 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 1335 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun sg] | 1067 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [num ord] [noun sg] | 1036 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 1016 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 1016 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 961 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 961 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 879 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 879 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 749 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 749 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 727 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 727 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 507 |
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