| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] [verb] | 274 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] [verb] | 234 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [adv] [verb] | 221 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [adv] [verb] | 177 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] [v-ing] | 112 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [adv] [verb] | 103 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to [adv] [verb] | 65 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] to [adv] [verb] | 65 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] [vb infin] | 56 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adv] [verb] | 54 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] for [adv] [verb] | 49 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] for [adv] [verb] | 49 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] [vb pp] | 43 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] [to-vb] | 39 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] by [adv] [verb] | 37 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] by [adv] [verb] | 37 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [not/n't] [verb] | 33 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] not [verb] | 33 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] not [verb] | 33 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] of [adv] [verb] | 25 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] of [adv] [verb] | 25 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] in [adv] [verb] | 18 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] in [adv] [verb] | 18 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] with [adv] [verb] | 18 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] with [adv] [verb] | 18 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [adv] [vb past] | 16 |
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| 27 | [was/were] go [prep] [adv] [verb] | 14 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [Wh adv] [verb] | 13 |
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| 29 | [was/were] going [prep] [adv] [verb] | 13 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] from [adv] [verb] | 13 |
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