| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [num] | 259 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [num] | 259 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [num] | 168 |
|
| 4 | was [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [num] | 157 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] in the [adj] [num] | 146 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] in the [adj] [num] | 146 |
|
| 7 | were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [num] | 102 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the early [num] | 69 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the early [num] | 69 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] [num] | 65 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the late [num] | 42 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the late [num] | 40 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first [num] | 39 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the first [num] | 39 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] 1980s | 30 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] two | 24 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] 1970s | 22 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] 1960s | 19 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] from the [adj] [num] | 16 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] from the [adj] [num] | 16 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the next [num] | 15 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] during the [adj] [num] | 15 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the next [num] | 15 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] during the [adj] [num] | 15 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [adj] [num] | 14 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [adj] [num] | 14 |
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| 27 | [was/were] built [prep] the [adj] [num] | 12 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] three | 12 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the last [num] | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] by the [adj] [num] | 11 |
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