| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] [prep] the | 57 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] and [prep] the | 48 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [coord] [prep] the | 43 |
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| 4 | was [verb] [coord] [prep] the | 39 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [coord] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [coord] [prep] the | 14 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] in the | 13 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] in the | 13 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] at the | 7 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] by the | 7 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] but [prep] the | 7 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] at the | 7 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] by the | 7 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] on the | 6 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] on the | 6 |
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