| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [adj] | 1490 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [adj] | 1347 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [adj] | 1097 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [adj] | 1069 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [adj] | 1014 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] [adj] | 476 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [adj] | 399 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [adj] | 399 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] [adj] | 380 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] [adj] | 380 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [num] | 303 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [adj] | 167 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num] [adj] | 128 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the early [adj] | 111 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] [adj] | 110 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the early [adj] | 110 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] [adj] | 110 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [adj] | 109 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the late [adj] | 83 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] [adj] | 81 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] [adj] | 81 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the late [adj] | 79 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [num ord] | 75 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 73 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [adj] | 73 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] [adj] | 65 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] [adj] | 65 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] [adj] | 64 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] [adj] | 64 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] [adj] | 62 |
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