| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun sg] | 265 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 241 |
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| 3 | were [verb] by an [adj] [noun] | 73 |
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| 4 | were [verb] in an [adj] [noun] | 42 |
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| 5 | were [verb] to an [adj] [noun] | 31 |
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| 6 | were [verb] with an [adj] [noun] | 29 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 27 |
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| 8 | were [verb] at an [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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| 9 | were [verb] on an [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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| 10 | were [verb] as an [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [prep] an early [noun] | 12 |
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| 12 | were [verb] from an [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [prep] an open [noun] | 8 |
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| 14 | were treated [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 6 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [prep] an important [noun] | 6 |
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| 16 | were [verb] for an [adj] [noun] | 6 |
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| 17 | were treat [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 6 |
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| 18 | were make [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | were presented [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [prep] an [adj] basis | 5 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [prep] an [adj] basis | 5 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [prep] an annual [noun] | 5 |
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| 23 | were [verb] into an [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 24 | were [verb] [prep] an increased [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [prep] an old [noun] | 5 |
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| 26 | were made [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [prep] an [adj] stage | 5 |
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| 28 | were present [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] an [adj] stage | 5 |
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