| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] | 460 |
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| 2 | was [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] | 445 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun sg] | 401 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 118 |
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| 5 | were [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] | 95 |
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| 6 | [was/were] to become the [adj] [noun] | 38 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [num ord] [noun] | 25 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [det] [noun] | 20 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [to-vb] the same [noun] | 16 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [to-vb] the new [noun] | 16 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [to-vb] the new [noun] | 16 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [to-vb] the same [noun] | 16 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [adj -est] [noun] | 15 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [num] [noun] | 15 |
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| 15 | [was/were] to make the [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [adj] [noun prp] | 14 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [to-vb] the first [noun] | 12 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [to-vb] the first [noun] | 12 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [to-vb] the whole [noun] | 11 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [to-vb] the whole [noun] | 11 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [to-vb] the main [noun] | 10 |
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| 22 | [was/were] to see the [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [to-vb] the main [noun] | 10 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [adj] party | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [to-vb] the [adj] party | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] to get the [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 27 | [was/were] to have the [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [to-vb] the next [noun] | 7 |
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| 29 | [was/were] to form the [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [to-vb] the royal [noun] | 7 |
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