| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 128 |
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| 2 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 117 |
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| 3 | [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 113 |
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| 4 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 52 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] in [art] [num ord] | 49 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] for [art] [num ord] | 30 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 27 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] second | 21 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 20 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] as [art] [num ord] | 15 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [num ord] | 12 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] on [art] [num ord] | 11 |
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| 13 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] last | 9 |
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| 14 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] third | 9 |
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| 15 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] by [art] [num ord] | 8 |
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| 16 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] next | 5 |
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| 17 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] during [art] [num ord] | 5 |
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