| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 9586 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 8335 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 7449 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 7429 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 6544 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 3042 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [noun] | 2365 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [noun] | 2365 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] [noun] | 1938 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] [noun] | 1938 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 1725 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 1087 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun] | 1006 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] [noun] | 1002 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] [noun] | 1002 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] [noun] | 581 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] [noun] | 581 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] [noun] | 553 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] [noun] | 553 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] [noun] | 502 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] [noun] | 502 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun] | 498 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] [noun] | 446 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] [noun] | 446 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same [noun] | 442 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same [noun] | 442 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] [noun] | 432 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] [noun] | 432 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num] [noun] | 400 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [noun] | 359 |
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