| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] [noun] | 262 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] [noun] | 260 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [prep] [noun] | 234 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [prep] [noun] | 158 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] by [noun] | 115 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] by [noun] | 115 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] [noun prp] | 114 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] [prep] [noun] | 104 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] [noun sg] | 97 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] with [prep] [noun] | 61 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] with [prep] [noun] | 61 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] in [noun] | 59 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] in [noun] | 59 |
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| 14 | [was/were] deal [prep] [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 15 | [was/were] dealt [prep] [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] to [prep] [noun] | 47 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] to [prep] [noun] | 47 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] for [prep] [noun] | 45 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] for [prep] [noun] | 45 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [prep] [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 21 | [was/were] refer [prep] [prep] [noun] | 27 |
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| 22 | [was/were] referred [prep] [prep] [noun] | 27 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] upon [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] of [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] upon [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] of [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] as [noun] | 17 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] at [noun] | 17 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] at [noun] | 17 |
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