| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] time | 77 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the time | 74 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [prep] the time | 74 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [art] time | 70 |
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| 5 | was [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] time | 58 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] at [art] time | 52 |
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| 7 | were [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] time | 19 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] by [art] time | 15 |
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| 9 | [was/were] already [verb] [prep] [art] time | 8 |
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| 10 | [was/were] widely [verb] [prep] [art] time | 7 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] time | 7 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] investigate [prep] [art] time | 5 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] established [prep] [art] time | 5 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] establish [prep] [art] time | 5 |
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| 15 | [was/were] properly [verb] [prep] [art] time | 5 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] investigated [prep] [art] time | 5 |
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