| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 3803 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 3282 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] of | 2271 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 1108 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] by a [noun sg] [prep] | 1060 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] as a [noun sg] [prep] | 656 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] in | 568 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in a [noun sg] [prep] | 565 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 531 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] with a [noun sg] [prep] | 366 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] to a [noun sg] [prep] | 365 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] on a [noun sg] [prep] | 254 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for a [noun sg] [prep] | 224 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] at | 217 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] at a [noun sg] [prep] | 204 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] from a [noun sg] [prep] | 201 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] for | 194 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] to | 183 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] on | 178 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] by | 177 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a number [prep] | 161 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] with | 143 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] from | 130 |
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| 24 | [was/were] seen [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 111 |
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| 25 | [was/were] see [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 111 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] into a [noun sg] [prep] | 110 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a group [prep] | 84 |
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| 28 | [was/were] used [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 83 |
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| 29 | [was/were] use [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 83 |
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| 30 | [was/were] found [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] | 80 |
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