| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 4134 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun pl] | 3376 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 2517 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1617 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] by the [noun pl] | 1145 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by the [noun pl] | 1145 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 674 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in the [noun pl] | 595 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] in the [noun pl] | 595 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to the [noun pl] | 470 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] to the [noun pl] | 470 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] on the [noun pl] | 345 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] on the [noun pl] | 345 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] from the [noun pl] | 196 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] from the [noun pl] | 196 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] with the [noun pl] | 171 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] with the [noun pl] | 171 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] for the [noun pl] | 156 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] for the [noun pl] | 156 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] at the [noun pl] | 144 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] at the [noun pl] | 144 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the police | 124 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] into the [noun pl] | 111 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] into the [noun pl] | 111 |
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| 25 | [was/were] make [prep] the [noun pl] | 87 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] through the [noun pl] | 85 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] through the [noun pl] | 85 |
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| 28 | [was/were] made [prep] the [noun pl] | 84 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 83 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the grounds | 76 |
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