| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 35027 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 35027 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 28493 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 25295 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 23849 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 23849 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 11025 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 9732 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 9624 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [noun sg] | 7597 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [noun sg] | 7597 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 5988 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [noun sg] | 5703 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [noun sg] | 5703 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [noun sg] | 3794 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [noun sg] | 3794 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [noun sg] | 2827 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [noun sg] | 2827 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [noun sg] | 2182 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [noun sg] | 2182 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [noun sg] | 1941 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [noun sg] | 1941 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [noun sg] | 1882 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [noun sg] | 1882 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [noun sg] | 1630 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [noun sg] | 1630 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] | 1577 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] | 1577 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [noun sg] | 1401 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] into [art] [noun sg] | 1111 |
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