| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 5180 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 5004 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 4488 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1544 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] by a [adj] [noun sg] | 1521 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun sg] | 1029 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] in a [adj] [noun sg] | 959 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 784 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] as a [adj] [noun sg] | 717 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] with a [adj] [noun sg] | 589 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] to a [adj] [noun sg] | 485 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] on a [adj] [noun sg] | 392 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 268 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] into a [adj] [noun sg] | 229 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 208 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] from a [adj] [noun sg] | 173 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a small [noun sg] | 122 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a new [noun sg] | 118 |
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| 19 | [was/were] seen [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 115 |
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| 20 | [was/were] see [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 115 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a single [noun sg] | 91 |
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| 22 | [was/were] make [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 23 | [was/were] made [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a large [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 25 | [was/were] follow [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 72 |
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| 26 | [was/were] followed [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 28 | [was/were] regard [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 29 | [was/were] regarded [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] of a [adj] [noun sg] | 60 |
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