| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [det] [noun] | 313 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] the [det] [noun] | 270 |
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| 3 | was [vb pp] [prep] [art] [det] [noun] | 264 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [art] same [noun] | 230 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [det] [noun sg] | 230 |
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| 6 | was [verb] in [art] [det] [noun] | 71 |
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| 7 | was [verb] in [art] [det] [noun] | 71 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] | 69 |
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| 9 | was [verb] at [art] [det] [noun] | 52 |
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| 10 | was [verb] at [art] [det] [noun] | 52 |
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| 11 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] [noun] | 44 |
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| 12 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [det] time | 43 |
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| 13 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [det] time | 43 |
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| 14 | was [verb] [prep] a [det] [noun] | 42 |
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| 15 | was [verb] on [art] [det] [noun] | 39 |
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| 16 | was [verb] on [art] [det] [noun] | 39 |
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| 17 | was [verb] [prep] [art] few [noun] | 36 |
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| 18 | was [verb] by [art] [det] [noun] | 31 |
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| 19 | was [verb] by [art] [det] [noun] | 31 |
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| 20 | was [verb] [prep] [art] former [noun] | 27 |
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| 21 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [det] day | 24 |
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| 22 | was [verb] for [art] [det] [noun] | 22 |
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| 23 | was [verb] to [art] [det] [noun] | 22 |
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| 24 | was [verb] to [art] [det] [noun] | 22 |
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| 25 | was [verb] for [art] [det] [noun] | 22 |
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| 26 | was [verb] with [art] [det] [noun] | 21 |
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| 27 | was [verb] with [art] [det] [noun] | 21 |
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| 28 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [det] day | 17 |
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| 29 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [det] year | 17 |
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| 30 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [det] year | 13 |
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