| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 247 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 208 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 187 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 180 |
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| 5 | was [verb] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 151 |
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| 6 | were [verb] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 96 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] at an [adj] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj -er] [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] stage | 25 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] at a early [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] rate | 18 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] at a late [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] at a later [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] meeting | 16 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] at a early [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] level | 14 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] table | 11 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] date | 9 |
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| 20 | [was/were] sit at a [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] pace | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] sitting at a [adj] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 23 | [was/were] taken at a [adj] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] at a public [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] at a public [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] take at a [adj] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] conference | 7 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] at a annual [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] at a special [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] at a special [noun sg] | 6 |
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