| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun sg] | 910 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] | 878 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] | 868 |
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| 4 | was [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] | 791 |
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| 5 | [was/were] given a [adj] [noun] | 430 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] | 239 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] an [adj] [noun] | 152 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] [noun pl] | 98 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [det] [noun] | 87 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] a few [noun] | 87 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] a few [noun] | 87 |
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| 12 | [was/were] made a [adj] [noun] | 44 |
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| 13 | [was/were] considered a [adj] [noun] | 41 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] time | 37 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] a honorary [noun] | 35 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] a honorary [noun] | 35 |
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| 17 | [was/were] awarded a [adj] [noun] | 33 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] time | 33 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [vb pp] a new [noun] | 31 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [vb pp] a new [noun] | 31 |
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| 21 | [was/were] offered a [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [num] [noun] | 27 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [vb pp] a free [noun] | 26 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] a free [noun] | 26 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj -er] [noun] | 25 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] year | 25 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [adj] day | 23 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] a [num ord] [noun] | 23 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] a long [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [vb pp] a long [noun] | 22 |
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