| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [num] | 186 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [num] | 172 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] a [num] | 104 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] a [num] | 82 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] by a [num] | 33 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by a [num] | 33 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] with a [num] | 22 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] with a [num] | 22 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] on a [num] | 21 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] on a [num] | 21 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] in a [num] | 19 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to a [num] | 19 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] to a [num] | 19 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] in a [num] | 19 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a three | 14 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [num] | 14 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a two | 14 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] over a [num] | 13 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] over a [num] | 13 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] after a [num] | 10 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] for a [num] | 10 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] for a [num] | 10 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] after a [num] | 10 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] from a [num] | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] as a [num] | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a one | 8 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a four | 8 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] as a [num] | 8 |
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| 29 | [was/were] hold [prep] a [num] | 8 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] from a [num] | 8 |
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