| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 109 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [prep] [pos pn] [num ord] [noun] | 103 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun sg] | 97 |
|
| 4 | was [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 89 |
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| 5 | [was/were] in [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 47 |
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| 6 | [was/were] in [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 47 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] first [noun] | 33 |
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| 8 | [was/were] on [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 33 |
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| 9 | [was/were] on [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 33 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [prep] his [num ord] [noun] | 31 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [prep] his [num ord] [noun] | 31 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] last [noun] | 28 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [num ord] year | 25 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [prep] her [num ord] [noun] | 24 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [prep] her [num ord] [noun] | 24 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [num ord] year | 24 |
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| 17 | were [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 20 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [prep] my [num ord] [noun] | 19 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [prep] my [num ord] [noun] | 19 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] second [noun] | 18 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [prep] their [num ord] [noun] | 16 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [prep] their [num ord] [noun] | 16 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [num ord] [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] third [noun] | 10 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [prep] its [num ord] [noun] | 9 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [prep] its [num ord] [noun] | 9 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [num ord] night | 7 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [num ord] night | 7 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [prep] [pron] [num ord] week | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] during [pron] [num ord] [noun] | 6 |
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