| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | the [noun] was [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 64 |
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| 2 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 62 |
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| 3 | the [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] | 41 |
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| 4 | the [noun] [was/were] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] | 37 |
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| 5 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] it [prep] | 20 |
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| 6 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] them [prep] | 17 |
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| 7 | the [noun] were [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 17 |
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| 8 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 17 |
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| 9 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] him [prep] | 15 |
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| 10 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] in | 14 |
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| 11 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] her [prep] | 14 |
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| 12 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] to | 12 |
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| 13 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] for | 12 |
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| 14 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] me [prep] | 10 |
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| 15 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] with | 7 |
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| 16 | the [noun] [was/were] take [pers pn] [prep] | 5 |
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| 17 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] into | 5 |
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| 18 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] us [prep] | 5 |
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| 19 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] by | 5 |
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| 20 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] from | 5 |
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| 21 | the idea [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 5 |
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| 22 | the idea [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 5 |
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