| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] [coord] | 1358 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] and | 1191 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] [coord] | 1087 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] [coord] | 880 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] [coord] | 478 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in the [noun sg] [coord] | 259 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] in the [noun sg] [coord] | 259 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by the [noun sg] [coord] | 250 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] by the [noun sg] [coord] | 250 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] [coord] | 240 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] to the [noun sg] [coord] | 173 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to the [noun sg] [coord] | 173 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] from the [noun sg] [coord] | 100 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] from the [noun sg] [coord] | 100 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] on the [noun sg] [coord] | 92 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] on the [noun sg] [coord] | 92 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] but | 86 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] or | 78 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] at the [noun sg] [coord] | 56 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] at the [noun sg] [coord] | 56 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] into the [noun sg] [coord] | 54 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for the [noun sg] [coord] | 54 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] into the [noun sg] [coord] | 54 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] for the [noun sg] [coord] | 54 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] [coord] | 30 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] of the [noun sg] [coord] | 26 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] of the [noun sg] [coord] | 26 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the ground [coord] | 24 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] with the [noun sg] [coord] | 23 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] with the [noun sg] [coord] | 23 |
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