| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [adj] [noun sg] | 913 |
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| 2 | were [adv] [adj] [noun sg] | 245 |
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| 3 | [was/were] under [adj] [noun sg] | 126 |
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| 4 | [was/were] very [adj] [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 5 | [was/were] also [adj] [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] good [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 7 | [was/were] just [adj] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 8 | [was/were] still [adj] [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] pressure | 45 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] work | 43 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] busy [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 12 | [was/were] more [adj] [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 13 | [was/were] too [adj] [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] hard [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 15 | [was/were] only [adj] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 16 | [was/were] really [adj] [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] news | 25 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] considerable [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 19 | [was/were] already [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 20 | [was/were] always [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 21 | [was/were] so [adj] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] little [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 23 | [was/were] now [adj] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] fun | 18 |
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| 25 | [was/were] quite [adj] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 26 | [was/were] probably [adj] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] bad [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 28 | [was/were] simply [adj] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [adj] control | 16 |
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| 30 | [was/were] pretty [adj] [noun sg] | 15 |
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