| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [num] [noun] | 3725 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [num] [noun] | 2838 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] [noun pl] | 2485 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [num] [noun] | 1083 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] by [num] [noun] | 660 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] on [num] [noun] | 641 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] for [num] [noun] | 624 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] [noun prp] | 612 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] two [noun] | 583 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] [noun sg] | 580 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] in [num] [noun] | 477 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to [num] [noun] | 430 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] year | 409 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] one [noun] | 390 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] years | 385 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] three [noun] | 318 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] [n mass] | 225 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] at [num] [noun] | 206 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] month | 202 |
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| 20 | [was/were] sentence [prep] [num] [noun] | 201 |
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| 21 | [was/were] sentenced [prep] [num] [noun] | 201 |
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| 22 | [was/were] jail [prep] [num] [noun] | 199 |
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| 23 | [was/were] jailed [prep] [num] [noun] | 199 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] months | 197 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] into [num] [noun] | 192 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] with [num] [noun] | 184 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] four [noun] | 176 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [num] [noun] | 157 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [num] hour | 135 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] from [num] [noun] | 133 |
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