| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the | 69 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the | 35 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the | 30 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the | 12 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the | 8 |
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| 6 | [adj] [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the | 7 |
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| 7 | [det] [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 8 | [conj] [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] often [verb] [prep] the | 12 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] often [verb] [prep] the | 8 |
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| 11 | [was/were] more often [verb] [prep] the | 5 |
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| 12 | [was/were] more often [verb] [prep] the | 5 |
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| 13 | [was/were] often [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 14 |
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| 14 | [was/were] often [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 13 |
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| 15 | [was/were] often [vb pp] [verb] [prep] the | 7 |
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| 16 | [was/were] often [verb] [verb] [prep] the | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] often [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 11 |
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| 18 | [was/were] often [verb] [verb] [prep] the | 7 |
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| 19 | [was/were] often [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 20 | [was/were] often [verb] [adv] [prep] the | 5 |
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| 21 | [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 72 |
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| 22 | [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 23 | [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 23 |
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| 24 | [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 19 |
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| 25 | [was/were] often [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 15 |
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