| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 108 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun sg] | 100 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [num ord] [noun] | 96 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 82 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 65 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [num ord] [noun] | 48 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [num ord] [noun] | 48 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 42 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] first [noun] | 41 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] last [noun] | 29 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 26 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] in [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 19 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] in [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 19 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 17 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 17 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 15 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 15 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] on [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 13 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] on [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 13 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [num ord] [noun] | 13 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] their [num ord] [noun] | 13 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] second [noun] | 12 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [num ord] [noun] | 12 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [num ord] [noun] | 11 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 11 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [num ord] wife | 11 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [num ord] [noun] | 11 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [num ord] wife | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [num ord] night | 10 |
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