| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 101 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 87 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 67 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 50 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a few [noun pl] | 50 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [det] [noun pl] | 50 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] in a [adj] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] in a [adj] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] to a [adj] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to a [adj] [noun pl] | 16 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [num] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] by a [adj] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] by a [adj] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] within a [adj] [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] within a [adj] [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a young [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] days | 10 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a young [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 24 | [was/were] send [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] offenders | 9 |
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| 26 | [was/were] sent [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] years | 9 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] after a [adj] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] after a [adj] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] with a [adj] [noun pl] | 7 |
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