| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 320 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 313 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 272 |
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| 4 | was [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 238 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 197 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] in a [adj] [noun] | 102 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] in a [adj] [noun] | 102 |
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| 8 | were [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 82 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 73 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] for a [adj] [noun] | 54 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] for a [adj] [noun] | 54 |
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| 12 | [was/were] not [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 50 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [not/n't] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 50 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 48 |
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| 15 | [was/were] not [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 41 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] like a [adj] [noun] | 29 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] like a [adj] [noun] | 29 |
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| 18 | [was/were] in [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 19 | [was/were] in [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a good [noun] | 27 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] on a [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] on a [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a [adj] time | 18 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] a [adj] time | 18 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] to a [adj] [noun] | 18 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] to a [adj] [noun] | 18 |
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| 27 | [was/were] still [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 28 | [was/were] still [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 29 | [was/were] now [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 30 | [was/were] only [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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