| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 5088 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] | 4363 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 3817 |
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| 4 | was [adv] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 3484 |
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| 5 | were [adv] [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 1603 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by the [noun] | 1535 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by the [noun] | 1535 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in the [noun] | 787 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] in the [noun] | 787 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 780 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 657 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to the [noun] | 576 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] to the [noun] | 576 |
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| 14 | [was/were] also [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 472 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] | 448 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] on the [noun] | 306 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] on the [noun] | 306 |
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| 18 | [was/were] still [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 286 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] at the [noun] | 277 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] at the [noun] | 277 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] with the [noun] | 265 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] with the [noun] | 265 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] from the [noun] | 248 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] from the [noun] | 248 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] for the [noun] | 228 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] for the [noun] | 228 |
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| 27 | [was/were] then [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 156 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] into the [noun] | 138 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] into the [noun] | 138 |
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| 30 | [was/were] now [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 132 |
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