| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] | 939 |
|
| 2 | [verb] was [verb] [prep] | 766 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 401 |
|
| 4 | [verb] were [verb] [prep] | 362 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 298 |
|
| 6 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] by | 277 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] in | 166 |
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| 8 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] to | 166 |
|
| 9 | [to-vb] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 141 |
|
| 10 | [v-ing] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 92 |
|
| 11 | [verb] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 89 |
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| 12 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] on | 89 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 88 |
|
| 14 | do [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 82 |
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| 15 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] with | 77 |
|
| 16 | [verb] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] | 73 |
|
| 17 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] for | 71 |
|
| 18 | [vb infin] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 58 |
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| 19 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] at | 55 |
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| 20 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] from | 53 |
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| 21 | [vb -s] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 51 |
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| 22 | say [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 43 |
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| 23 | [verb] [was/were] [verb] as | 39 |
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| 24 | to do [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 37 |
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| 25 | [verb] [was/were] [vb infin] [prep] | 27 |
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| 26 | [verb] [was/were] go [prep] | 25 |
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| 27 | said [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 24 |
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| 28 | use [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 23 |
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| 29 | [verb] [was/were] made [prep] | 22 |
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| 30 | [verb] [was/were] make [prep] | 22 |
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