| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 23849 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 23849 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] | 19159 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 16793 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 7056 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by the [noun sg] | 5120 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by the [noun sg] | 5120 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 4274 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] in the [noun sg] | 4030 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] in the [noun sg] | 4030 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] to the [noun sg] | 2822 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to the [noun sg] | 2822 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] on the [noun sg] | 2124 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] on the [noun sg] | 2124 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] at the [noun sg] | 1704 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] at the [noun sg] | 1704 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] from the [noun sg] | 1217 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] from the [noun sg] | 1217 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] with the [noun sg] | 946 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] with the [noun sg] | 946 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for the [noun sg] | 934 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for the [noun sg] | 934 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] into the [noun sg] | 777 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] into the [noun sg] | 777 |
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| 25 | [was/were] make [prep] the [noun sg] | 518 |
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| 26 | [was/were] made [prep] the [noun sg] | 497 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] as the [noun sg] | 435 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] as the [noun sg] | 435 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 403 |
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| 30 | [was/were] sit [prep] the [noun sg] | 370 |
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