| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 935 |
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| 2 | [adj] was a [noun sg] [prep] | 875 |
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| 3 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 784 |
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| 4 | [det] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 710 |
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| 5 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] of | 532 |
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| 6 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] of | 532 |
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| 7 | this [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 470 |
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| 8 | this [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 470 |
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| 9 | that [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 196 |
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| 10 | that [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 196 |
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| 11 | [adj] [was/were] an [noun sg] [prep] | 151 |
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| 12 | [num] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 141 |
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| 13 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] for | 89 |
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| 14 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] for | 89 |
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| 15 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] to | 76 |
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| 16 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] to | 76 |
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| 17 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] in | 75 |
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| 18 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] in | 75 |
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| 19 | [adj] were a [noun sg] [prep] | 60 |
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| 20 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 45 |
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| 21 | [num ord] [was/were] a [noun sg] [prep] | 36 |
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| 22 | [adj] [was/were] a bit [prep] | 34 |
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| 23 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] from | 30 |
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| 24 | [adj] [was/were] a time [prep] | 30 |
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| 25 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] from | 30 |
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| 26 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] with | 29 |
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| 27 | [adj] [was/were] a [noun sg] with | 29 |
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| 28 | [adj] [was/were] a period [prep] | 26 |
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| 29 | [adj] [was/were] a case [prep] | 24 |
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| 30 | [adj] [was/were] a matter [prep] | 21 |
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