| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [prep] | 217 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [prep] | 191 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [prep] | 151 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num] [prep] | 95 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] [prep] | 73 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] of | 68 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] [prep] | 66 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] by | 53 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [prep] | 46 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [prep] | 43 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] [prep] | 27 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] [prep] | 25 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [prep] | 23 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] in | 22 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [prep] | 18 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] [prep] | 18 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] to | 15 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] [prep] | 14 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [prep] | 13 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first [prep] | 13 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] during the [adj] [prep] | 13 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] as the [adj] [prep] | 12 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the good [prep] | 9 |
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| 24 | [was/were] built [prep] the [adj] [prep] | 9 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the 1970s [prep] | 9 |
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| 26 | [was/were] build [prep] the [adj] [prep] | 9 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] on | 9 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the 1970s [prep] | 9 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the best [prep] | 8 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] [prep] | 8 |
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