| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [noun] was a [noun sg] | 382 |
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| 2 | [prep] [noun sg] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 190 |
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| 3 | of [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 187 |
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| 4 | [prep] [noun prp] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 179 |
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| 5 | in [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 6 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 7 | [prep] [noun] were a [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 8 | at [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 9 | on [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 10 | to [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 11 | for [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 12 | from [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 13 | by [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 14 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a matter | 10 |
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| 15 | with [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 16 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a sign | 7 |
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| 17 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a source | 7 |
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| 18 | [prep] life [was/were] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 19 | against [noun] [was/were] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 20 | [prep] life [was/were] a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 21 | [prep] question [was/were] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 22 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a bit | 6 |
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| 23 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a way | 6 |
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| 24 | [prep] question [was/were] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 25 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a case | 5 |
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| 26 | [prep] britain [was/were] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 27 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a man | 5 |
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| 28 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a disaster | 5 |
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| 29 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a lot | 5 |
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| 30 | [prep] [noun] [was/were] a result | 5 |
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