| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 309 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun sg] | 259 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 234 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 230 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the [noun] | 224 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 79 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] in the [noun] | 62 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 57 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun] | 54 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the [noun] | 52 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the [noun] | 52 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] him [prep] the [noun] | 46 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] he [prep] the [noun] | 46 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] they [prep] the [noun] | 41 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] them [prep] the [noun] | 41 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] she [prep] the [noun] | 39 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] her [prep] the [noun] | 39 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] to the [noun] | 34 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] on the [noun] | 32 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun] | 30 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] me [prep] the [noun] | 29 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] i [prep] the [noun] | 29 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] from the [noun] | 24 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] about the [noun] | 19 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] himself [prep] the [noun] | 18 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] himself [prep] the [noun] | 18 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] into the [noun] | 17 |
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| 29 | [was/were] do [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 16 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 16 |
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