| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 3042 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 2282 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 595 |
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| 4 | be [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 595 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 239 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] time | 97 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] time | 97 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 92 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] time | 87 |
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