| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [verb] [adv] [subord] | 90 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [subord] | 85 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv] when | 43 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [subord] | 35 |
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| 5 | were [adv] [verb] [adv] [subord] | 32 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv] as | 25 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv] than | 24 |
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| 8 | [was/were] still [verb] [adv] [subord] | 23 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] take [adv] [subord] | 14 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] taken [adv] [subord] | 14 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] aback [subord] | 11 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] more [subord] | 9 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] so [subord] | 9 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] there [subord] | 8 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [adv] after | 7 |
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| 16 | [was/were] also [verb] [adv] [subord] | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] even [subord] | 7 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] rather [subord] | 6 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] exactly [subord] | 5 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] yesterday [subord] | 5 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] sitting [adv] [subord] | 5 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] sit [adv] [subord] | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] only [subord] | 5 |
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