| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1939 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [prep] the [noun sg] | 1775 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] in the [noun sg] | 635 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] in the [noun sg] | 635 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] on the [noun sg] | 465 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] on the [noun sg] | 465 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [was/were] at the [noun sg] | 204 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] at the [noun sg] | 204 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] were [prep] the [noun sg] | 164 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [was/were] for the [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] [was/were] for the [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] [was/were] of the [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] [was/were] of the [noun sg] | 68 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] [was/were] to the [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] [was/were] to the [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the air | 39 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] [was/were] from the [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] [was/were] from the [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the way | 33 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] [was/were] with the [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] [was/were] with the [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] [was/were] under the [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] [was/were] under the [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] over the [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] [was/were] over the [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the end | 27 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the centre | 26 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the process | 26 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] about the [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] [was/were] about the [noun sg] | 25 |
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