| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] | 576 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 554 |
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| 3 | was [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 478 |
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| 4 | were [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 222 |
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| 5 | [was/were] able [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 154 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] to [art] [noun] | 128 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 103 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] in [art] [noun] | 96 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] on [art] [noun] | 74 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] with [art] [noun] | 64 |
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| 12 | [was/were] unable [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 59 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] for [art] [noun] | 54 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] at [art] [noun] | 49 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] from [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 16 | [was/were] prepared [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 17 | [was/were] due [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 36 |
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| 19 | [was/were] likely [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 29 |
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| 20 | [was/were] obliged [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 28 |
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| 21 | [was/were] entitled [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 26 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] into [art] [noun] | 25 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adj] to go [prep] [art] [noun] | 24 |
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| 24 | [was/were] supposed [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 24 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] of [art] [noun] | 22 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adj] to get [prep] [art] [noun] | 20 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adj] to look [prep] [art] [noun] | 18 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] an [noun] | 18 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] upon [art] [noun] | 18 |
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| 30 | [was/were] ready [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 17 |
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