| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] a [adj] | 286 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [verb] a [adj] | 223 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] a [adj] | 171 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] a [adj] | 99 |
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| 5 | were [adv] [verb] a [adj] | 94 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [to-vb] a [adj] | 46 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] give a [adj] | 42 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] given a [adj] | 38 |
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| 9 | [was/were] also [verb] a [adj] | 30 |
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| 10 | [was/were] already [verb] a [adj] | 25 |
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| 11 | [was/were] now [verb] a [adj] | 22 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] have a [adj] | 21 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] become a [adj] | 20 |
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| 14 | [was/were] only [verb] a [adj] | 17 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] make a [adj] | 16 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] having a [adj] | 16 |
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| 17 | [was/were] just [verb] a [adj] | 14 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] a new | 14 |
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| 19 | [was/were] yesterday [verb] a [adj] | 14 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] a new | 14 |
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| 21 | [was/were] still [verb] a [adj] | 13 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] becoming a [adj] | 12 |
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| 23 | [was/were] later [verb] a [adj] | 12 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] a few | 11 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] a [det] | 11 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] a few | 11 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] a good | 11 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] consider a [adj] | 10 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] a great | 10 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] making a [adj] | 10 |
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