| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1685 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1355 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1116 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] | 805 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] by the [noun sg] | 539 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] out [prep] the [noun sg] | 411 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] out [prep] the [noun sg] | 411 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] in the [noun sg] | 401 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [prep] the [noun sg] | 380 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [prep] the [noun sg] | 380 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] to the [noun sg] | 323 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] on the [noun sg] | 175 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] of the [noun sg] | 153 |
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| 14 | [was/were] taken [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] | 138 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] at the [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] down [prep] the [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] down [prep] the [noun sg] | 121 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] back [prep] the [noun sg] | 120 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] back [prep] the [noun sg] | 120 |
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| 20 | [was/were] set [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] | 111 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] from the [noun sg] | 108 |
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| 22 | [was/were] carried [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] | 107 |
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| 23 | [was/were] brought [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] | 95 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [prep] the [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] on [prep] the [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] with the [noun sg] | 84 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] for the [noun sg] | 84 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] off [prep] the [noun sg] | 83 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] off [prep] the [noun sg] | 83 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] into the [noun sg] | 82 |
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