| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] [art] | 1312 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] up [prep] [art] | 1113 |
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| 3 | was [verb] up [prep] [art] | 926 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] the | 884 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] up [prep] [art] | 384 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] a | 369 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] up in [art] | 301 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] up in [art] | 301 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] up by [art] | 294 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] up by [art] | 294 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] set up [prep] [art] | 213 |
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| 12 | [was/were] set up [prep] [art] | 212 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] [art] | 184 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] up with [art] | 102 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] up with [art] | 102 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] up to [art] | 96 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] up to [art] | 96 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] brought up [prep] [art] | 92 |
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| 19 | [was/were] bring up [prep] [art] | 92 |
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| 20 | [was/were] take up [prep] [art] | 89 |
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| 21 | [was/were] taken up [prep] [art] | 89 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] up on [art] | 86 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] up on [art] | 86 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] up at [art] | 82 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] up at [art] | 82 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] up for [art] | 64 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] up for [art] | 64 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] up [prep] an | 55 |
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| 29 | [was/were] catch up [prep] [art] | 52 |
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| 30 | [was/were] pick up [prep] [art] | 50 |
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