| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] [noun sg] | 2643 |
|
| 2 | was [art] [num ord] [noun sg] | 2538 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 2475 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 2475 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [art] first [noun sg] | 1586 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] time | 733 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [art] last [noun sg] | 557 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [art] second [noun sg] | 176 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] thing | 160 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] a [num ord] [noun sg] | 155 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] a [num ord] [noun sg] | 153 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [art] third [noun sg] | 129 |
|
| 13 | were [art] [num ord] [noun sg] | 105 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] person | 83 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [art] next [noun sg] | 54 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] day | 52 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] man | 48 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] woman | 48 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] straw | 39 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] step | 37 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [art] fourth [noun sg] | 33 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] occasion | 28 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] year | 24 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] son | 19 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] century | 16 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] visit | 15 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] place | 15 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] world | 15 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] anniversary | 15 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [art] [num ord] member | 14 |
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