| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1678 |
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| 2 | was [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 1247 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 1012 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adj] of [art] [noun pl] | 740 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 557 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] one [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 535 |
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| 7 | [was/were] one [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 535 |
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| 8 | were [adj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 437 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adj] to [art] [noun pl] | 192 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adj] in [art] [noun pl] | 173 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adj] with [art] [noun pl] | 121 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adj] for [art] [noun pl] | 118 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [det] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 73 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adj] by [art] [noun pl] | 65 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adj] about [art] [noun pl] | 63 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [art] reasons | 60 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [art] things | 55 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adj] from [art] [noun pl] | 45 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adj] at [art] [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 20 | [was/were] aware [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 21 | [was/were] aware [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adj] on [art] [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 23 | [was/were] responsible [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 24 | [was/were] responsible [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 25 | [was/were] some [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adj -er] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 27 | [was/were] some [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] [art] circumstances | 25 |
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| 29 | [was/were] concerned [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 30 | [was/were] concerned [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 22 |
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