| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 8369 |
|
| 2 | [noun] was [prep] [art] | 6095 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] the | 5812 |
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| 4 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] the | 5812 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 4767 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [was/were] in [art] | 2857 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] a | 2310 |
|
| 8 | [noun] were [prep] [art] | 2274 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] a | 2035 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 1760 |
|
| 11 | [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 1720 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [was/were] on [art] | 1493 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [was/were] at [art] | 798 |
|
| 14 | [noun] [was/were] of [art] | 546 |
|
| 15 | [noun] [was/were] for [art] | 357 |
|
| 16 | [noun] [was/were] like [art] | 356 |
|
| 17 | [noun] [was/were] among [art] | 282 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] an | 275 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] no | 234 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] no | 234 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] from [art] | 176 |
|
| 22 | [noun] [was/were] to [art] | 169 |
|
| 23 | [noun] [was/were] under [art] | 165 |
|
| 24 | [noun] [was/were] with [art] | 124 |
|
| 25 | [n mass] [was/were] [prep] [art] | 112 |
|
| 26 | [noun] [was/were] about [art] | 109 |
|
| 27 | [noun] [was/were] as [art] | 95 |
|
| 28 | [noun] [was/were] over [art] | 75 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [was/were] by [art] | 70 |
|
| 30 | man [was/were] [prep] [art] | 66 |
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