| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 2638 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 2638 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 2186 |
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| 4 | was [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 1867 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 1763 |
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| 6 | [was/were] in the [adj] [noun] | 928 |
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| 7 | [was/were] in the [adj] [noun] | 928 |
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| 8 | were [prep] the [adj] [noun] | 771 |
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| 9 | [was/were] on the [adj] [noun] | 507 |
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| 10 | [was/were] on the [adj] [noun] | 507 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] | 376 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] [noun] | 370 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [prep] the [det] [noun] | 300 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [prep] the same [noun] | 274 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [prep] the same [noun] | 274 |
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| 16 | [was/were] at the [adj] [noun] | 232 |
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| 17 | [was/were] at the [adj] [noun] | 232 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [prep] the first [noun] | 146 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [prep] the first [noun] | 146 |
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| 20 | [was/were] of the [adj] [noun] | 145 |
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| 21 | [was/were] of the [adj] [noun] | 145 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [prep] the other [noun] | 128 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [prep] the other [noun] | 128 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj] side | 123 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj] side | 123 |
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| 26 | [was/were] for the [adj] [noun] | 108 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun] | 108 |
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| 28 | [was/were] for the [adj] [noun] | 108 |
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| 29 | [was/were] among the [adj] [noun] | 104 |
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| 30 | [was/were] among the [adj] [noun] | 104 |
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