| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 608 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] [conj] | 602 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 539 |
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| 4 | was [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 489 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] [coord] | 372 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] and | 301 |
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| 7 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] and | 301 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] that | 128 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] that | 128 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] [that] | 128 |
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| 11 | was [verb] by a [noun] [conj] | 123 |
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| 12 | was [verb] by a [noun] [conj] | 123 |
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| 13 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 111 |
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| 14 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] [subord] | 108 |
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| 15 | was [verb] as a [noun] [conj] | 102 |
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| 16 | was [verb] as a [noun] [conj] | 102 |
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| 17 | was [verb] [prep] an [noun] [conj] | 69 |
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| 18 | was [verb] in a [noun] [conj] | 69 |
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| 19 | was [verb] in a [noun] [conj] | 69 |
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| 20 | was [verb] to a [noun] [conj] | 61 |
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| 21 | was [verb] to a [noun] [conj] | 61 |
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| 22 | was [verb] with a [noun] [conj] | 61 |
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| 23 | was [verb] with a [noun] [conj] | 61 |
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| 24 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] or | 50 |
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| 25 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] or | 50 |
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| 26 | was [verb] for a [noun] [conj] | 41 |
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| 27 | was [verb] for a [noun] [conj] | 41 |
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| 28 | was [verb] on a [noun] [conj] | 36 |
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| 29 | was [verb] on a [noun] [conj] | 36 |
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| 30 | was [verb] [prep] a [noun] when | 33 |
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