| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 268 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 268 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the | 233 |
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| 4 | was [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 129 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 125 |
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| 6 | was [verb] to [pron] [prep] the | 80 |
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| 7 | was [verb] [prep] him [prep] the | 74 |
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| 8 | was [verb] [prep] he [prep] the | 74 |
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| 9 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] in the | 71 |
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| 10 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] in the | 71 |
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| 11 | was [verb] for [pron] [prep] the | 62 |
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| 12 | was wait [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 47 |
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| 13 | was waiting [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 47 |
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| 14 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] at the | 46 |
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| 15 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] at the | 46 |
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| 16 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] by the | 46 |
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| 17 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] by the | 46 |
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| 18 | was [verb] [prep] she [prep] the | 44 |
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| 19 | was [verb] [prep] her [prep] the | 43 |
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| 20 | was [verb] [prep] i [prep] the | 41 |
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| 21 | was [verb] [prep] me [prep] the | 41 |
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| 22 | was [verb] [prep] they [prep] the | 30 |
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| 23 | was [verb] [prep] them [prep] the | 30 |
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| 24 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] on the | 27 |
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| 25 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] on the | 27 |
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| 26 | was [verb] [prep] [indef pn] [prep] the | 26 |
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| 27 | was [verb] at [pron] [prep] the | 22 |
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| 28 | was [verb] with [pron] [prep] the | 20 |
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| 29 | was [verb] by [pron] [prep] the | 19 |
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| 30 | was look [prep] [pron] [prep] the | 18 |
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