| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun prp] was [verb] [prep] [art] | 4451 |
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| 2 | [noun prp] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 3925 |
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| 3 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 3428 |
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| 4 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 1524 |
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| 5 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1216 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 1101 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 831 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 765 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 555 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 396 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] as [art] | 380 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] at [art] | 357 |
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| 13 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] with [art] | 312 |
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| 14 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 253 |
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| 15 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] an | 243 |
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| 16 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] from [art] | 207 |
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| 17 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] into [art] | 195 |
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| 18 | [noun prp] [was/were] sit [prep] [art] | 135 |
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| 19 | [noun prp] [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] | 134 |
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| 20 | [noun prp] [was/were] standing [prep] [art] | 107 |
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| 21 | [noun prp] [was/were] stand [prep] [art] | 107 |
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| 22 | [noun prp] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 75 |
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| 23 | [noun prp] [was/were] appointed [prep] [art] | 75 |
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| 24 | [noun prp] [was/were] appoint [prep] [art] | 75 |
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| 25 | [noun prp] [was/were] work [prep] [art] | 65 |
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| 26 | [noun prp] [was/were] working [prep] [art] | 64 |
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| 27 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] through [art] | 63 |
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| 28 | [noun prp] [was/were] kill [prep] [art] | 62 |
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| 29 | [noun prp] [was/were] killed [prep] [art] | 62 |
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| 30 | [noun prp] [was/were] bear [prep] [art] | 60 |
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