| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun sg] | 764 |
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| 2 | was [vb pp] [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 685 |
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| 3 | was [verb] by an [adj] [noun] | 212 |
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| 4 | was [verb] as an [adj] [noun] | 131 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 101 |
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| 6 | was [verb] with an [adj] [noun] | 93 |
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| 7 | was [verb] in an [adj] [noun] | 86 |
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| 8 | was [verb] to an [adj] [noun] | 58 |
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| 9 | was [verb] on an [adj] [noun] | 47 |
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| 10 | was [verb] at an [adj] [noun] | 32 |
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| 11 | was [verb] [prep] an old [noun] | 31 |
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| 12 | was [verb] for an [adj] [noun] | 27 |
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| 13 | was [verb] into an [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 14 | was [verb] from an [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 15 | was seen [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 16 | was see [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 17 | was [verb] [prep] an important [noun] | 24 |
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| 18 | was regarded [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 22 |
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| 19 | was regard [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 22 |
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| 20 | was [verb] [prep] an early [noun] | 19 |
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| 21 | was [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun prp] | 16 |
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| 22 | was [verb] [prep] an elderly [noun] | 15 |
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| 23 | was [verb] [prep] an open [noun] | 15 |
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| 24 | was [verb] [prep] an [adj] [n mass] | 12 |
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| 25 | was based [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 26 | was base [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 27 | was sit [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | was build [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 29 | was built [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 30 | was sitting [prep] an [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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