| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 5667 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 5665 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 5001 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 3936 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 1731 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in [noun sg] [prep] | 1515 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] in [noun sg] [prep] | 1515 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] of | 1332 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] of | 1332 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] in | 773 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] in | 773 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] by [noun sg] [prep] | 751 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] by [noun sg] [prep] | 751 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] to [noun sg] [prep] | 684 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] to [noun sg] [prep] | 684 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] by | 635 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] by | 635 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 581 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] to | 562 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] to | 562 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] for | 533 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] for | 533 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] with | 485 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] with | 485 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for [noun sg] [prep] | 483 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] for [noun sg] [prep] | 483 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] on [noun sg] [prep] | 417 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] on [noun sg] [prep] | 417 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] as [noun sg] [prep] | 363 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] as [noun sg] [prep] | 363 |
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