| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 1364 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 1134 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 1028 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] in | 684 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] in | 684 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] in | 669 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] in | 568 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [noun sg] in | 344 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 336 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [noun sg] in | 219 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 212 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [noun sg] in | 153 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [noun sg] in | 101 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [noun sg] in | 92 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [noun sg] in | 92 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [noun sg] in | 90 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [noun sg] in | 80 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [noun sg] in | 59 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] in | 59 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] house in | 40 |
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| 21 | [was/were] sit [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 34 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] increase in | 34 |
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| 23 | [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 32 |
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| 24 | [was/were] find [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 32 |
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| 25 | [was/were] found [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 32 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] government in | 31 |
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| 27 | [was/were] steal [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 30 |
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| 28 | [was/were] stolen [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 30 |
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| 29 | [was/were] make [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 28 |
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| 30 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] [noun sg] in | 28 |
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