| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 6747 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 6439 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 6244 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 5824 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 5638 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 4969 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 1778 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by a [adj] [noun] | 1679 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] by a [adj] [noun] | 1679 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 1110 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] in a [adj] [noun] | 1067 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] in a [adj] [noun] | 1067 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 847 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] as a [adj] [noun] | 764 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] as a [adj] [noun] | 764 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] with a [adj] [noun] | 647 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] with a [adj] [noun] | 647 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] to a [adj] [noun] | 550 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] to a [adj] [noun] | 550 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] on a [adj] [noun] | 434 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] on a [adj] [noun] | 434 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 326 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] [noun] | 326 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] [noun] | 262 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] [noun] | 262 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] into a [adj] [noun] | 249 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] into a [adj] [noun] | 249 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] [noun] | 200 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] from a [adj] [noun] | 193 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] from a [adj] [noun] | 193 |
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