| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] | 3032 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 2987 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] in [noun sg] | 756 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] by [noun sg] | 540 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] with [noun sg] | 373 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] for [noun sg] | 336 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] was [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 303 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] to [noun sg] | 285 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 232 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] on [noun sg] | 187 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] into [noun sg] | 147 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] made [prep] [noun sg] | 147 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] make [prep] [noun sg] | 147 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] from [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] at [noun sg] | 107 |
|
| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] take [prep] [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] taken [prep] [noun sg] | 93 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] as [noun sg] | 78 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] of [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 20 | cases [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] argument | 63 |
|
| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] cite [prep] [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] cited [prep] [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] put [prep] [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 25 | men [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] use [prep] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] put [prep] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] used [prep] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 29 | patients [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 30 | children [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 46 |
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