| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 4144 |
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| 2 | be [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 227 |
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| 3 | [be] [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 227 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 54 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] a [det] [noun] | 42 |
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| 6 | was [verb] [prep] [art] few [noun] | 36 |
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| 7 | was [verb] [prep] [art] few [noun] | 36 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 35 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [prep] a few [noun] | 35 |
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