| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj] [noun] | 980 |
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| 2 | [was/were] one of [art] [adj] [noun] | 965 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [num] of the [adj] [noun] | 947 |
|
| 4 | was [num] of [art] [adj] [noun] | 924 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj] [noun pl] | 777 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj] [noun] | 394 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj -est] [noun] | 233 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [num ord] [noun] | 152 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [num] of [art] first [noun] | 129 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [num] of [art] first [noun] | 129 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 122 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [det] [noun] | 117 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [num] of [art] few [noun] | 92 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [num] of [art] few [noun] | 92 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [num] [noun] | 67 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj] [n mass] | 57 |
|
| 17 | were [num] of [art] [adj] [noun] | 56 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [num] of [art] good [noun] | 54 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [num] of [art] main [noun] | 51 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [num] of [art] main [noun] | 51 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [num] of [art] best [noun] | 49 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [num] of [art] great [noun] | 49 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj] people | 41 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj] people | 40 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [num] of a [adj] [noun] | 31 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [num] of [art] major [noun] | 29 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [num] of [art] major [noun] | 29 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [num] of [art] great [noun] | 27 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj] things | 24 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [adj] thing | 24 |
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