| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [adj] | 1299 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [adj] | 1254 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an [adj] | 1128 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [prep] an [adj] | 969 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] by an [adj] | 345 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] by an [adj] | 345 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [prep] an [adj] | 330 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] as an [adj] | 181 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] as an [adj] | 181 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] in an [adj] | 168 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] in an [adj] | 168 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] an [adj] | 155 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] with an [adj] | 138 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] with an [adj] | 138 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] to an [adj] | 105 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] to an [adj] | 105 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] on an [adj] | 77 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] on an [adj] | 77 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] at an [adj] | 66 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] at an [adj] | 66 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an early | 56 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] from an [adj] | 47 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] from an [adj] | 47 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an old | 47 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] for an [adj] | 42 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] for an [adj] | 42 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an old | 41 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] into an [adj] | 39 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] into an [adj] | 39 |
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| 30 | [was/were] seen [prep] an [adj] | 34 |
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