| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 10606 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 7918 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 5665 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 3872 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] in [noun] [prep] | 3073 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 2873 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] | 2871 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] of | 2598 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] by [noun] [prep] | 2296 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] in | 2124 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] to [noun] [prep] | 1442 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] by | 1045 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 1043 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] on | 911 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] for | 900 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] to | 889 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] with [noun] [prep] | 810 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] with | 751 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] for [noun] [prep] | 709 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] from [noun] [prep] | 663 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] on [noun] [prep] | 638 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] at | 587 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] at [noun] [prep] | 559 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [noun] from | 489 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] as [noun] [prep] | 489 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [n mass] [prep] | 375 |
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| 27 | [was/were] hold [prep] [noun] [prep] | 309 |
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| 28 | [was/were] held [prep] [noun] [prep] | 308 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] into [noun] [prep] | 301 |
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| 30 | [was/were] take [prep] [noun] [prep] | 270 |
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