| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 1725 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 1499 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 1387 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 1073 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 652 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [noun pl] | 475 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [noun pl] | 475 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] [noun pl] | 348 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] [noun pl] | 348 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 191 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num] [noun pl] | 180 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] [noun pl] | 156 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] [noun pl] | 156 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] [noun pl] | 94 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] [noun pl] | 94 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] [noun pl] | 84 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] [noun pl] | 84 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the two [noun pl] | 63 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the two [noun pl] | 63 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun pl] | 62 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the early [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the early [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same [noun pl] | 51 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same [noun pl] | 51 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] [noun pl] | 47 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] [noun pl] | 47 |
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