| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 870 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 716 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 609 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 560 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 310 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] the [adj] | 252 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the [adj] | 231 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in the [adj] | 175 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in the [adj] | 175 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by the [adj] | 169 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by the [adj] | 169 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [num ord] | 139 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 133 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to the [adj] | 118 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to the [adj] | 118 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] the [adj] | 73 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] in [prep] the [adj] | 71 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of the [adj] | 66 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of the [adj] | 66 |
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| 20 | [was/were] carry [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 64 |
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| 21 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 64 |
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| 22 | [was/were] carried [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 63 |
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| 23 | [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 63 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [num] | 63 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] down [prep] the [adj] | 62 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] off [prep] the [adj] | 56 |
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| 27 | [was/were] take [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 54 |
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| 28 | [was/were] taken [adv prt] [prep] the [adj] | 52 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at the [adj] | 51 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at the [adj] | 51 |
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