| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun] | 228 |
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| 2 | be [verb] [prep] the [det] time | 227 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [prep] the [det] time | 227 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun sg] | 200 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 87 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [det] time | 79 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [det] time | 36 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] the [det] time | 36 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [det] time | 36 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] the [det] time | 36 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [prep] the [det] time | 36 |
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