| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] the [adj] [noun] of | 474 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] of | 411 |
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| 3 | was [adv] the [adj] [noun] of | 388 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] the [adj] [noun] of | 354 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] the [adj] [noun] of | 335 |
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| 6 | [was/were] not the [adj] [noun] of | 128 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [not/n't] the [adj] [noun] of | 128 |
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| 8 | [was/were] not the [adj] [noun] of | 101 |
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| 9 | were [adv] the [adj] [noun] of | 86 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] the [adj -est] [noun] of | 64 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] the [adj] [noun pl] of | 53 |
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| 12 | [was/were] also the [adj] [noun] of | 44 |
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| 13 | [was/were] also the [adj] [noun] of | 44 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] the only [noun] of | 38 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] the only [noun] of | 38 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] the [num ord] [noun] of | 37 |
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| 17 | [was/were] probably the [adj] [noun] of | 34 |
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| 18 | [was/were] probably the [adj] [noun] of | 34 |
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| 19 | [was/were] n't the [adj] [noun] of | 27 |
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| 20 | [was/were] only the [adj] [noun] of | 24 |
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| 21 | [was/were] only the [adj] [noun] of | 24 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] the good [noun] of | 23 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] the best [noun] of | 20 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] the first [noun] of | 20 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] the first [noun] of | 20 |
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| 26 | [was/were] once the [adj] [noun] of | 19 |
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| 27 | [was/were] once the [adj] [noun] of | 19 |
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| 28 | [was/were] just the [adj] [noun] of | 17 |
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| 29 | [was/were] just the [adj] [noun] of | 17 |
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| 30 | [was/were] still the [adj] [noun] of | 15 |
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