| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] the | 655 |
|
| 2 | was [adj] [noun sg] [prep] the | 621 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] in the | 134 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] in the | 134 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] of the | 128 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] of the | 128 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] for the | 86 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] for the | 86 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] at the | 52 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] at the | 52 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] considerable [noun sg] [prep] the | 45 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] to the | 45 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] to the | 45 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] on the | 35 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] on the | 35 |
|
| 16 | were [adj] [noun sg] [prep] the | 34 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] between the | 28 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] between the | 28 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] from the | 21 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] with the | 21 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] by the | 21 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] with the | 21 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] from the | 21 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] by the | 21 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] great [noun sg] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] widespread [noun sg] [prep] the | 20 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] general [noun sg] [prep] the | 18 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] re-elected [noun sg] [prep] the | 16 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] about the | 15 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [adj] [noun sg] about the | 15 |
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