| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 749 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 749 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 656 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 637 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 571 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 571 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] out [prep] [art] | 255 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] | 198 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a | 172 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a | 152 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by [art] | 143 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] by [art] | 143 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in [art] | 127 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] in [art] | 127 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] | 118 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] to [art] | 118 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 109 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] was [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 93 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on [art] | 62 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] on [art] | 62 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] carried [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 60 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of [art] | 60 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of [art] | 60 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] carry [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 60 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] on [prep] [art] | 55 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 54 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] set [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 54 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at [art] | 51 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at [art] | 51 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] in [prep] [art] | 50 |
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