| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 421 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same [noun sg] | 385 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 358 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 221 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 200 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in the [det] [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] in the [det] [noun sg] | 121 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] at the [det] [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] at the [det] [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] time | 79 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] on the [det] [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] on the [det] [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] by the [det] [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] by the [det] [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] day | 28 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] with the [det] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] to the [det] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] to the [det] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] with the [det] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] way | 23 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for the [det] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] for the [det] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the former [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] year | 15 |
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| 26 | [was/were] make [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 27 | [was/were] bear [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 28 | [was/were] born [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the latter [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] from the [det] [noun sg] | 13 |
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