| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] | 17646 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] | 16463 |
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| 3 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] | 14294 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 12110 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 6827 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] | 6024 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj] | 5021 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [adj] | 3977 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 2357 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] to [art] [adj] | 1871 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 1425 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] with [art] [adj] | 1329 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [adj] | 1299 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [adj] | 1266 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] on [art] [adj] | 1222 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [num] | 1109 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [adj] | 1033 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [adj] | 921 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] from [art] [adj] | 802 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [det] | 684 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] into [art] [adj] | 611 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] same | 479 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] same | 479 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 469 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first | 469 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 425 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] new | 387 |
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| 28 | [was/were] make [prep] [art] [adj] | 384 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] new | 383 |
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| 30 | [was/were] made [prep] [art] [adj] | 380 |
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