| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 5 | it [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 99 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 87 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 11 | [was/were] one [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [num] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 13 | [was/were] one [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adj] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [noun] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 19 | [was/were] not [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [not/n't] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 21 | [was/were] see [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] seen [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [noun sg] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 24 | [was/were] regarded [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 25 | [was/were] regard [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 26 | [was/were] not [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [prep] [adv] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [prep] [adv] the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [prep] far the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [prep] far the [adj -est] [noun sg] | 15 |
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