| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [subord] [verb] [prep] [art] | 73 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] as [verb] [prep] [art] | 57 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [verb] [prep] the | 50 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [subord] [verb] [prep] [art] | 49 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 40 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [subord] [verb] [prep] [art] | 27 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 25 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [verb] [prep] a | 19 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [verb] in [art] | 16 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [verb] to [art] | 13 |
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| 11 | [was/were] see [subord] [verb] [prep] [art] | 12 |
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| 12 | [was/were] seen [subord] [verb] [prep] [art] | 12 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [verb] by [art] | 11 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [verb] for [art] | 9 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] while [verb] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [vb -s] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] when [verb] [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [verb] at [art] | 7 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] say [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [verb] [prep] an | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] saying [prep] [art] | 6 |
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