| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 8126 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 7439 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 7018 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 6828 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 6003 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 2123 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by a [adj] | 2074 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by a [adj] | 2074 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [adj] | 1299 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] in a [adj] | 1294 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] in a [adj] | 1294 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 1019 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] as a [adj] | 891 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] as a [adj] | 891 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] with a [adj] | 787 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] with a [adj] | 787 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] to a [adj] | 657 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] to a [adj] | 657 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] on a [adj] | 506 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] on a [adj] | 506 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] | 398 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for a [adj] | 398 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] into a [adj] | 309 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] into a [adj] | 309 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] | 288 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] at a [adj] | 288 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] | 269 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] from a [adj] | 240 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] from a [adj] | 240 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [num] | 198 |
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