| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 3491 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] by the [adj] [noun sg] | 1605 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1430 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] in the [adj] [noun sg] | 769 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] to the [adj] [noun sg] | 640 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] with the [adj] [noun sg] | 245 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] from the [adj] [noun sg] | 242 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] on the [adj] [noun sg] | 230 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] at the [adj] [noun sg] | 215 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] as the [adj] [noun sg] | 208 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] for the [adj] [noun sg] | 152 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] into the [adj] [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the national [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the new [noun sg] | 134 |
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| 15 | [was/were] made [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 111 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] government | 98 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] court | 96 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the royal [noun sg] | 90 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the local [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the british [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 21 | [was/were] taken [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the high [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] party | 65 |
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| 24 | [was/were] held [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 25 | [was/were] used [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 26 | [was/were] found [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 27 | [was/were] appointed [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] of the [adj] [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 29 | [was/were] given [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] assembly | 53 |
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