| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 5722 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 4921 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 4071 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1651 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] [noun sg] | 1615 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] [noun sg] | 939 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] [noun sg] | 718 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 700 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] [noun sg] | 334 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] [noun sg] | 300 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] [noun sg] | 279 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] [noun sg] | 274 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] as the [adj] [noun sg] | 209 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] [noun sg] | 200 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] into the [adj] [noun sg] | 175 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the national [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the new [noun sg] | 145 |
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| 18 | [was/were] make [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 19 | [was/were] made [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 111 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] government | 103 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the royal [noun sg] | 101 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 100 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] court | 98 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the local [noun sg] | 91 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] side | 79 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the british [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the high [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] party | 71 |
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| 29 | [was/were] take [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 30 | [was/were] taken [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 70 |
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