| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 1863 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [noun pl] | 1286 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 1205 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 1112 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 1105 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 966 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun pl] | 470 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] | 426 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] years | 337 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] two [noun pl] | 202 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] two [noun pl] | 202 |
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| 12 | [was/were] give [adj] [noun pl] | 199 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] times | 197 |
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| 14 | [was/were] given [adj] [noun pl] | 189 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] three [noun pl] | 166 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] three [noun pl] | 166 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] months | 111 |
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| 18 | [was/were] make [adj] [noun pl] | 109 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] several [noun pl] | 97 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] several [noun pl] | 97 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] some [noun pl] | 96 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] some [noun pl] | 96 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [adj] days | 93 |
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| 24 | [was/were] have [adj] [noun pl] | 90 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] four [noun pl] | 77 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] four [noun pl] | 77 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] five [noun pl] | 75 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] five [noun pl] | 75 |
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| 29 | [was/were] making [adj] [noun pl] | 71 |
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| 30 | [was/were] wear [adj] [noun pl] | 70 |
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