| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] to be [prep] [art] | 139 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] be [prep] [art] | 118 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be [prep] the | 101 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [prep] be [prep] [art] | 96 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be in [art] | 52 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] be [prep] [art] | 43 |
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| 7 | [was/were] say [prep] be [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be [prep] a | 30 |
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| 9 | [was/were] said [prep] be [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be on [art] | 21 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] be [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 12 | [was/were] go [prep] be [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 13 | [was/were] going [prep] be [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be at [art] | 14 |
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| 15 | [was/were] found [prep] be [prep] [art] | 12 |
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| 16 | [was/were] find [prep] be [prep] [art] | 12 |
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| 17 | [was/were] report [prep] be [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 18 | [was/were] reported [prep] be [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be among [art] | 9 |
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| 20 | [was/were] think [prep] be [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] thought [prep] be [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] consider [prep] be [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be for [art] | 5 |
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| 24 | [was/were] expect [prep] be [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 25 | [was/were] considered [prep] be [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 26 | [was/were] known [prep] be [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 27 | [was/were] expected [prep] be [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 28 | [was/were] know [prep] be [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] be of [art] | 5 |
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