| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 1462 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 1378 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 1353 |
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| 4 | was [adv] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 1242 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] as a [noun] | 389 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by a [noun] | 346 |
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| 7 | were [adv] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 323 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in a [noun] | 193 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 174 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 166 |
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| 11 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 166 |
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| 12 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 131 |
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| 13 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 131 |
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| 14 | [was/were] not [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 129 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to a [noun] | 118 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] with a [noun] | 116 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] for a [noun] | 111 |
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| 18 | [was/were] then [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 86 |
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| 19 | [was/were] then [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 86 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] on a [noun] | 67 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] see [prep] a [noun] | 52 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] seen [prep] a [noun] | 52 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] at a [noun] | 50 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] a [noun prp] | 50 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] into a [noun] | 50 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] use [prep] a [noun] | 47 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] used [prep] a [noun] | 47 |
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| 28 | [was/were] originally [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 42 |
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| 29 | [was/were] originally [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 42 |
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| 30 | [was/were] widely [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 41 |
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