| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun] [noun] | 951 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [art] [noun] [noun] | 887 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun sg] [noun] | 815 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun] [noun sg] | 812 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun] [noun] | 651 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun] [noun] | 628 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] a [noun] [noun] | 561 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] the [noun] [noun] | 305 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] the [noun] [noun] | 305 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [not/n't] [art] [noun] [noun] | 263 |
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| 11 | [was/were] not [art] [noun] [noun] | 262 |
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| 12 | [was/were] not [art] [noun] [noun] | 151 |
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| 13 | [was/were] n't [art] [noun] [noun] | 111 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun prp] [noun] | 97 |
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| 15 | [was/were] also [art] [noun] [noun] | 94 |
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| 16 | [was/were] also [art] [noun] [noun] | 94 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun] [noun prp] | 73 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] an [noun] [noun] | 67 |
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| 19 | were [adv] [art] [noun] [noun] | 64 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [art] [noun] [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 21 | [was/were] only [art] [noun] [noun] | 46 |
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| 22 | [was/were] only [art] [noun] [noun] | 46 |
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| 23 | [was/were] just [art] [noun] [noun] | 40 |
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| 24 | [was/were] just [art] [noun] [noun] | 40 |
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| 25 | [was/were] once [art] [noun] [noun] | 39 |
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| 26 | [was/were] once [art] [noun] [noun] | 39 |
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| 27 | [was/were] still [art] [noun] [noun] | 34 |
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| 28 | [was/were] still [art] [noun] [noun] | 34 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [Wh adv] [art] [noun] [noun] | 31 |
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| 30 | [was/were] originally [art] [noun] [noun] | 25 |
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