| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] | 839 |
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| 2 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] | 664 |
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| 3 | was the [noun sg] of the [adj] | 644 |
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| 4 | was the [noun sg] of the [adj] | 644 |
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| 5 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the [num ord] | 72 |
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| 6 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the [num] | 66 |
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| 7 | was the [noun sg] for the [adj] | 53 |
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| 8 | was the [noun sg] for the [adj] | 53 |
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| 9 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the first | 44 |
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| 10 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the first | 44 |
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| 11 | was the [noun sg] in the [adj] | 41 |
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| 12 | was the [noun sg] in the [adj] | 41 |
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| 13 | was the case [prep] the [adj] | 35 |
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| 14 | was the [noun sg] with the [adj] | 23 |
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| 15 | was the [noun sg] with the [adj] | 23 |
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| 16 | was the [noun sg] to the [adj] | 22 |
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| 17 | was the [noun sg] to the [adj] | 22 |
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| 18 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the [adj -est] | 19 |
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| 19 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the new | 17 |
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| 20 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the great | 17 |
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| 21 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the new | 17 |
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| 22 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the great | 16 |
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| 23 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the two | 15 |
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| 24 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the two | 15 |
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| 25 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the whole | 14 |
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| 26 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the whole | 14 |
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| 27 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the old | 12 |
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| 28 | was the [noun sg] between the [adj] | 11 |
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| 29 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the national | 11 |
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| 30 | was the [noun sg] [prep] the british | 11 |
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