| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 92 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 67 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] [det] [noun pl] | 49 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 49 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] a [adj] [noun pl] | 46 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] a [adj] [noun pl] | 46 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] the [adj] [noun pl] | 43 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] the [adj] [noun pl] | 43 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] few [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] few [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 41 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] only [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] up [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] only [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] up [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] out [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] out [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] years | 12 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] [num] [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] just [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] just [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] down [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] down [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] [adj] days | 7 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [art] same [noun pl] | 6 |
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