| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] [art] [adj] | 5699 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [prep] [art] [adj] | 4171 |
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| 3 | was [prep] [art] [adj] | 4165 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 3523 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj] | 3523 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [prep] a [adj] | 2098 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] in [art] [adj] | 2094 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [prep] a [adj] | 1840 |
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| 9 | were [prep] [art] [adj] | 1534 |
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| 10 | [was/were] on [art] [adj] | 809 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 543 |
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| 12 | [was/were] of [art] [adj] | 409 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [prep] [art] [det] | 387 |
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| 14 | [was/were] at [art] [adj] | 383 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [prep] [art] same | 313 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [prep] [art] same | 313 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] like [art] [adj] | 306 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [prep] [art] [num] | 271 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] for [art] [adj] | 270 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [prep] an [adj] | 258 |
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| 21 | [was/were] among [art] [adj] | 251 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [prep] [art] first | 250 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] [art] first | 250 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [prep] [art] [adj -est] | 203 |
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| 25 | [was/were] from [art] [adj] | 161 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [prep] [art] other | 135 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [prep] [art] other | 135 |
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| 28 | [was/were] with [art] [adj] | 128 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 124 |
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| 30 | [was/were] about [art] [adj] | 123 |
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