| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the seventeenth century | 23 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the seventeenth century | 23 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the seventeenth century | 21 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] in the seventeenth century | 17 |
|
| 5 | was [verb] [prep] the seventeenth century | 12 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [prep] the seventeenth century | 11 |
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