| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 85 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] the [num ord] | 82 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] the [num ord] | 82 |
|
| 4 | was [adv] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 65 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] first | 35 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [adv] in [art] [num ord] | 28 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] only [prep] [art] [num ord] | 23 |
|
| 8 | were [adv] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 20 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] last | 17 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] there [prep] [art] [num ord] | 11 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] [art] second | 11 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [adv] after [art] [num ord] | 9 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [adv] for [art] [num ord] | 8 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] now [prep] [art] [num ord] | 7 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] just [prep] [art] [num ord] | 7 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [adv] on [art] [num ord] | 7 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [adv] at [art] [num ord] | 6 |
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