| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on [art] | 246 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on [art] | 246 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on the | 205 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on the | 205 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] on [art] | 165 |
|
| 6 | was [verb] [adv] on [art] | 149 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [adv] on [art] | 97 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] on [art] | 78 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on a | 41 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on a | 36 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] based [adv] on [art] | 25 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] base [adv] on [art] | 25 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] sit [adv] on [art] | 18 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] sitting [adv] on [art] | 17 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] away on [art] | 15 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] together on [art] | 12 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] only on [art] | 11 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] largely on [art] | 9 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] there on [art] | 8 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] mainly on [art] | 8 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] partly on [art] | 8 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] stand [adv] on [art] | 7 |
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| 23 | [was/were] work [adv] on [art] | 7 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] standing [adv] on [art] | 7 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] outside on [art] | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] working [adv] on [art] | 6 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] on an | 5 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [verb] precariously on [art] | 5 |
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| 29 | [was/were] taken [adv] on [art] | 5 |
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| 30 | [was/were] place [adv] on [art] | 5 |
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