| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 850 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 750 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 716 |
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| 4 | was [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 565 |
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| 5 | were [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 285 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] of | 214 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in [noun sg] [prep] | 211 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in [noun sg] [prep] | 211 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by [noun sg] [prep] | 137 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by [noun sg] [prep] | 137 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] in | 136 |
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| 12 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 126 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 126 |
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| 14 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 112 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] for [noun sg] [prep] | 89 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] for [noun sg] [prep] | 89 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] to | 86 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 84 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] by | 84 |
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| 20 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 77 |
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| 21 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 77 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] with | 77 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to [noun sg] [prep] | 74 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to [noun sg] [prep] | 74 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] with [noun sg] [prep] | 68 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] with [noun sg] [prep] | 68 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] for | 64 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] as [noun sg] [prep] | 55 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] as [noun sg] [prep] | 55 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] on [noun sg] [prep] | 43 |
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