| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 5173 |
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| 2 | was [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 4448 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 4071 |
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| 4 | was [verb] by the [adj] [noun] | 1629 |
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| 5 | was [verb] by the [adj] [noun] | 1629 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 864 |
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| 7 | was [verb] in the [adj] [noun] | 820 |
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| 8 | was [verb] in the [adj] [noun] | 820 |
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| 9 | was [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 629 |
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| 10 | was [verb] to the [adj] [noun] | 621 |
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| 11 | was [verb] to the [adj] [noun] | 621 |
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| 12 | was [verb] on the [adj] [noun] | 289 |
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| 13 | was [verb] on the [adj] [noun] | 289 |
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| 14 | was [verb] at the [adj] [noun] | 270 |
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| 15 | was [verb] at the [adj] [noun] | 270 |
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| 16 | was [verb] with the [adj] [noun] | 224 |
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| 17 | was [verb] with the [adj] [noun] | 224 |
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| 18 | was [verb] from the [adj] [noun] | 217 |
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| 19 | was [verb] from the [adj] [noun] | 217 |
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| 20 | was [verb] as the [adj] [noun] | 194 |
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| 21 | was [verb] as the [adj] [noun] | 194 |
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| 22 | was [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun prp] | 189 |
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| 23 | was [verb] for the [adj] [noun] | 169 |
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| 24 | was [verb] for the [adj] [noun] | 169 |
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| 25 | was [verb] into the [adj] [noun] | 141 |
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| 26 | was [verb] into the [adj] [noun] | 141 |
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| 27 | was [verb] [prep] the new [noun] | 139 |
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| 28 | was [verb] [prep] the national [noun] | 118 |
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| 29 | was [verb] [prep] the royal [noun] | 104 |
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| 30 | was [verb] [prep] the local [noun] | 100 |
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