| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] | 9200 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 8666 |
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| 3 | was [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 7568 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] by a [noun] | 2721 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 2374 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [vb pp] in a [noun] | 1448 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [vb pp] as a [noun] | 1446 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] an [noun] | 1276 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] with a [noun] | 828 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [vb pp] to a [noun] | 797 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [vb pp] on a [noun] | 551 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun prp] | 383 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [vb pp] at a [noun] | 379 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] from a [noun] | 353 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [vb pp] for a [noun] | 344 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [vb pp] into a [noun] | 280 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a [n mass] | 267 |
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| 18 | [was/were] seen [prep] a [noun] | 228 |
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| 19 | [was/were] killed [prep] a [noun] | 223 |
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| 20 | [was/were] used [prep] a [noun] | 208 |
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| 21 | [was/were] found [prep] a [noun] | 179 |
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| 22 | [was/were] followed [prep] a [noun] | 171 |
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| 23 | [was/were] made [prep] a [noun] | 167 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a number | 157 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a number | 157 |
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| 26 | [was/were] taken [prep] a [noun] | 145 |
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| 27 | [was/were] presented [prep] a [noun] | 122 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a car | 121 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] a car | 121 |
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| 30 | [was/were] based [prep] a [noun] | 118 |
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