| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 257 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 239 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 230 |
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| 4 | was [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 191 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 147 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 69 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 66 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] in a [noun] | 52 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] in a [noun] | 52 |
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| 10 | [was/were] found [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 47 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 40 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] to a [noun] | 33 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] to a [noun] | 33 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [prep] an [noun] | 27 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] on a [noun] | 26 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] on a [noun] | 26 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] as a [noun] | 25 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] as a [noun] | 25 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] for a [noun] | 24 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] for a [noun] | 24 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] by a [noun] | 19 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] by a [noun] | 19 |
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| 23 | [was/were] asked [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 19 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] hang [prep] a [noun] | 16 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] with a [noun] | 16 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] with a [noun] | 16 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] from a [noun] | 15 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] from a [noun] | 15 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] hanging [prep] a [noun] | 12 |
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| 30 | [was/were] forced [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 12 |
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