| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 261 |
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| 2 | [was/were] in the [num ord] [noun sg] | 147 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [prep] the first [noun sg] | 124 |
|
| 4 | were [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] | 77 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] on the [num ord] [noun sg] | 73 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [prep] the second [noun sg] | 57 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [prep] the last [noun sg] | 41 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] floor | 33 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] century | 32 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] for the [num ord] [noun sg] | 30 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] time | 29 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] year | 23 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] world | 21 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [prep] the next [noun sg] | 21 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [prep] the third [noun sg] | 19 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] during the [num ord] [noun sg] | 18 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] at the [num ord] [noun sg] | 15 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] day | 14 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] division | 13 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] week | 12 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] of the [num ord] [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] form | 9 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [prep] the fifth [noun sg] | 9 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [prep] the sixth [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] after the [num ord] [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [prep] the fourth [noun sg] | 8 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] half | 8 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] about the [num ord] [noun sg] | 7 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] room | 6 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [prep] the [num ord] place | 6 |
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