| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adj] [prep] a [noun sg] | 1071 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] a [noun sg] | 993 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adj] of a [noun sg] | 341 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adj] for a [noun sg] | 302 |
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| 5 | were [adj] [prep] a [noun sg] | 243 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [det] [prep] a [noun sg] | 194 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adj] in a [noun sg] | 187 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adj] to a [noun sg] | 155 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [num] [prep] a [noun sg] | 103 |
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| 10 | [was/were] silent [prep] a [noun sg] | 99 |
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| 11 | [was/were] silent [prep] a [noun sg] | 99 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adj] as a [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] a moment | 93 |
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| 14 | [was/were] involved [prep] a [noun sg] | 88 |
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| 15 | [was/were] involved [prep] a [noun sg] | 88 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adj] with a [noun sg] | 87 |
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| 17 | [was/were] one [prep] a [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 18 | [was/were] one [prep] a [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 19 | [was/were] more [prep] a [noun sg] | 74 |
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| 20 | [was/were] more [prep] a [noun sg] | 74 |
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| 21 | [was/were] that [prep] a [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 22 | [was/were] that [prep] a [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] a number | 48 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] a man | 35 |
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| 25 | [was/were] due [prep] a [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 26 | [was/were] due [prep] a [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adj] by a [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 28 | [was/were] married [prep] a [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 29 | [was/were] married [prep] a [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] a while | 26 |
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