| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [det] [verb] [prep] [art] | 314 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [det] [verb] [prep] [art] | 314 |
|
| 3 | were [det] [verb] [prep] [art] | 243 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [det] [verb] [prep] the | 242 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [det] [verb] [prep] the | 242 |
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| 6 | [was/were] all [verb] [prep] [art] | 198 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [det] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 187 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [det] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 78 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [det] [verb] in [art] | 75 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [det] [verb] in [art] | 75 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [det] [verb] [prep] a | 72 |
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| 12 | was [det] [verb] [prep] [art] | 71 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [det] [verb] [prep] a | 65 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [det] [verb] by [art] | 46 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [det] [verb] by [art] | 46 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [det] [verb] with [art] | 36 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [det] [verb] with [art] | 36 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [det] [verb] on [art] | 30 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [det] [verb] on [art] | 30 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [det] [to-vb] [prep] [art] | 25 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [det] [verb] at [art] | 24 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [det] [verb] at [art] | 24 |
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| 23 | [was/were] each [verb] [prep] [art] | 22 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [det] [verb] to [art] | 22 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [det] [verb] to [art] | 22 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [det] [vb past] [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 27 | [was/were] both [verb] [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [det] do [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 29 | [was/were] those [verb] [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [det] done [prep] [art] | 16 |
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