| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [adj] | 3976 |
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| 2 | was [adj] [prep] the [adj] | 3096 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [adj] | 2383 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [adj] | 2263 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adj] of the [adj] | 1756 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adj] of the [adj] | 1756 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [num] [prep] the [adj] | 1409 |
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| 8 | [was/were] one [prep] the [adj] | 1367 |
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| 9 | [was/were] one [prep] the [adj] | 1367 |
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| 10 | were [adj] [prep] the [adj] | 881 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adj] in the [adj] | 616 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adj] in the [adj] | 616 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [num ord] | 531 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [adj -est] | 399 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adj] to the [adj] | 399 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adj] to the [adj] | 399 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 377 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the first | 377 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adj] for the [adj] | 311 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adj] for the [adj] | 311 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [num] | 308 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [det] | 287 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adj] with the [adj] | 199 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adj] with the [adj] | 199 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [det] [prep] the [adj] | 176 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the few | 166 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the few | 166 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adj] by the [adj] | 142 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adj] by the [adj] | 142 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adj] at the [adj] | 104 |
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