| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] | 71 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] | 59 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] | 58 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] [art] [adj] | 57 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] | 47 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [verb] a [adj] | 37 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [verb] the [adj] | 34 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [verb] the [adj] | 34 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [verb] a [adj] | 31 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] | 24 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] | 13 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [v-ing] [art] [adj] | 10 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [verb] [art] [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [verb] an [adj] | 6 |
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| 15 | [was/were] try [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] | 6 |
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| 16 | [was/were] trying [adv] [verb] [art] [adj] | 6 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] yesterday [verb] [art] [adj] | 5 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] use [art] [adj] | 5 |
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