| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [num] [prep] the [noun pl] | 558 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 557 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [noun pl] | 552 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [num] of [art] [noun pl] | 552 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] one [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 536 |
|
| 6 | was [num] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 520 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] reasons | 56 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] things | 44 |
|
| 9 | were [num] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 38 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] factors | 15 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] founders | 13 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] highlights | 12 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] men | 10 |
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| 14 | [was/were] two [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 9 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] pioneers | 7 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] problems | 6 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] ones | 6 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] leaders | 5 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [num] [prep] [art] issues | 5 |
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