| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [num ord] | 127 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [num ord] | 126 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [num ord] | 114 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] a [num ord] | 87 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a second | 60 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] a [num ord] | 40 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] for a [num ord] | 37 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] for a [num ord] | 37 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a third | 29 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] by a [num ord] | 27 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] by a [num ord] | 27 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] as a [num ord] | 17 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] as a [num ord] | 17 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] in a [num ord] | 14 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] in a [num ord] | 14 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [num ord] | 12 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a fourth | 10 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a first | 8 |
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| 19 | [was/were] re-elected [prep] a [num ord] | 7 |
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| 20 | [was/were] elected [prep] a [num ord] | 7 |
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| 21 | [was/were] elect [prep] a [num ord] | 7 |
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| 22 | [was/were] re-elect [prep] a [num ord] | 7 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] with a [num ord] | 7 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] with a [num ord] | 7 |
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| 25 | [was/were] see [prep] a [num ord] | 6 |
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| 26 | [was/were] seen [prep] a [num ord] | 6 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] to a [num ord] | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] return [prep] a [num ord] | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] returned [prep] a [num ord] | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] to a [num ord] | 6 |
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