| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [adj] | 70 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [pron] [prep] the [adj] | 69 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the [adj] | 67 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] | 64 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [pron] [prep] the [adj] | 28 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the [adj] | 24 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] it [prep] the [adj] | 24 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the [adj] | 22 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the [adj] | 21 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] for the [adj] | 20 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the [num ord] | 18 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] in the [adj] | 13 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the first | 11 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] them [prep] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] [prep] the first | 11 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] they [prep] the [adj] | 11 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] me [prep] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] himself [prep] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] himself [prep] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] i [prep] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] to the [adj] | 9 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] about the [adj] | 8 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] from the [adj] | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] see [pron] [prep] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] her [prep] the [adj] | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] him [prep] the [adj] | 7 |
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| 28 | [was/were] seeing [pron] [prep] the [adj] | 7 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [pron] at the [adj] | 7 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] she [prep] the [adj] | 7 |
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