| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [num] | 1109 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [num] | 1016 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [num] | 899 |
|
| 4 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [num] | 700 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [num] | 410 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [num] | 410 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [num] | 409 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [num] | 186 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [num] | 144 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [num] | 144 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] two | 124 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num] | 80 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] three | 71 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [num] | 64 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [num] | 64 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [num] | 63 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [num] | 63 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [num] | 59 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [num] | 59 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [num] | 49 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [num] | 49 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] during [art] [num] | 47 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] during [art] [num] | 47 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [num] | 46 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [num] | 46 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] between [art] [num] | 41 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] between [art] [num] | 41 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] 1960s | 38 |
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| 29 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] [num] | 37 |
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| 30 | [was/were] make [prep] [art] [num] | 37 |
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