| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 787 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] [conj] | 777 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 696 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 627 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 608 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] [coord] | 488 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] and | 393 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] and | 393 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 179 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] that | 162 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] [that] | 162 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] that | 162 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] by a [noun] [conj] | 151 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] by a [noun] [conj] | 151 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 150 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] [subord] | 137 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] as a [noun] [conj] | 109 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] as a [noun] [conj] | 109 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] in a [noun] [conj] | 95 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] in a [noun] [conj] | 95 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [noun] [conj] | 91 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] to a [noun] [conj] | 83 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] to a [noun] [conj] | 83 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] with a [noun] [conj] | 78 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] with a [noun] [conj] | 78 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] or | 72 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun] or | 72 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] for a [noun] [conj] | 58 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] for a [noun] [conj] | 58 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] on a [noun] [conj] | 52 |
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