| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 29 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 24 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 22 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj -er] | 17 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 12 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj -er] | 9 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] further | 8 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] [adj -er] | 7 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for [art] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] older | 5 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] in [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 5 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for [art] [adj -er] | 5 |
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