| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2140 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 2140 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] | 1974 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 1870 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 1532 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] | 501 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] in the [adj] | 501 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] | 439 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] by the [adj] | 439 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 270 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 224 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] | 202 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to the [adj] | 202 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num] | 190 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 144 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] | 139 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] from the [adj] | 139 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] | 129 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] | 129 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for the [adj] | 129 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] | 125 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] on the [adj] | 125 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] | 116 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] with the [adj] | 116 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same | 112 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the same | 112 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 94 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the first | 94 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] | 89 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] | 89 |
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