| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 1087 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 1087 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 1011 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun prp] | 862 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 809 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 429 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] in [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 429 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] on [noun] | 317 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] on [noun] | 317 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 278 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] in [noun] | 217 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] in [noun] | 217 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] to [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 181 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] to [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 181 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun sg] | 159 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] by [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 148 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] by [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 148 |
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| 18 | [was/were] hold [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 145 |
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| 19 | [was/were] held [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 145 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] by [noun] | 120 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] by [noun] | 120 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] from [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 107 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] from [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 107 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] at [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 88 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] at [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 88 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] to [noun] | 84 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] to [noun] | 84 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 66 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] for [noun] | 61 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] for [noun] | 61 |
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