| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] a [adj -er] [noun sg] | 441 |
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| 2 | [was/were] a [adj -er] [noun] | 424 |
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| 3 | was a [adj -er] [noun] | 418 |
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| 4 | [was/were] a further [noun] | 99 |
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| 5 | [was/were] a better [noun] | 73 |
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| 6 | [was/were] a greater [noun] | 42 |
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| 7 | were a [adj -er] [noun] | 29 |
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| 8 | [was/were] an [adj -er] [noun] | 23 |
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| 9 | [was/were] a bigger [noun] | 22 |
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| 10 | [was/were] a smaller [noun] | 20 |
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| 11 | [was/were] a higher [noun] | 14 |
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| 12 | [was/were] a older [noun] | 14 |
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| 13 | [was/were] a later [noun] | 14 |
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| 14 | [was/were] a [adj -er] man | 12 |
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| 15 | [was/were] a [adj -er] man | 12 |
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| 16 | [was/were] a stronger [noun] | 11 |
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| 17 | [was/were] a longer [noun] | 10 |
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| 18 | [was/were] a lower [noun] | 10 |
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| 19 | [was/were] a larger [noun] | 9 |
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| 20 | [was/were] a younger [noun] | 8 |
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| 21 | [was/were] a [adj -er] way | 7 |
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| 22 | [was/were] a deeper [noun] | 7 |
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| 23 | [was/were] a earlier [noun] | 7 |
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| 24 | [was/were] a [adj -er] way | 7 |
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| 25 | [was/were] a wider [noun] | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] a [adj -er] period | 6 |
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| 27 | [was/were] a [adj -er] period | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] a [adj -er] [n mass] | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] a [adj -er] proportion | 5 |
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| 30 | [was/were] a [adj -er] group | 5 |
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