| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 393 |
|
| 2 | [noun prp] [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 345 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [noun prp] was [prep] the | 341 |
|
| 4 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] in the | 134 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] in the | 134 |
|
| 6 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] on the | 85 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] on the | 85 |
|
| 8 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] at the | 72 |
|
| 9 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] at the | 72 |
|
| 10 | [noun] [noun prp] were [prep] the | 52 |
|
| 11 | [noun sg] [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 12 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] among the | 35 |
|
| 13 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] among the | 35 |
|
| 14 | mr [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 15 | mr [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 33 |
|
| 16 | mrs [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 17 | mrs [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 23 |
|
| 18 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] of the | 17 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] of the | 17 |
|
| 20 | david [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 21 | david [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 23 | peter [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 24 | peter [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] under the | 7 |
|
| 26 | [noun] [noun prp] [was/were] under the | 7 |
|
| 27 | alan [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 28 | time [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 29 | alan [noun prp] [was/were] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 30 | [noun] taylor [was/were] [prep] the | 6 |
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