| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adv] | 50 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adv] | 39 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adv] | 34 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [adv] | 25 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a [adv] | 23 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adv] | 17 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] [adv] | 16 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] out [prep] [art] [adv] | 13 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adv] | 12 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in [art] [adv] | 9 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] very | 8 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] very | 8 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] most | 7 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] most | 7 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by [art] [adv] | 7 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] [adv] | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] on [prep] [art] [adv] | 6 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] back [prep] [art] [adv] | 6 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] with [art] [adv] | 5 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for [art] [adv] | 5 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] rather | 5 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] rather | 5 |
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