| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 82 |
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| 2 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] ago | 79 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] ago | 78 |
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| 4 | [pron] was [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 64 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] ago | 63 |
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| 6 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] years ago | 54 |
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| 7 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] year ago | 54 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 53 |
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| 9 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 22 |
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| 10 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 22 |
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| 11 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun] ago | 19 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 18 |
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| 13 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 18 |
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| 14 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 17 |
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| 15 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 17 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] month ago | 13 |
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| 17 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [adj] months ago | 13 |
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| 18 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] two [noun] ago | 12 |
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| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] two [noun] ago | 12 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 11 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 11 |
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| 22 | who [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 11 |
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| 23 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 10 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] some [noun] ago | 10 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] some [noun] ago | 10 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] bear [adj] [noun] ago | 9 |
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| 27 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] ago | 9 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] born [adj] [noun] ago | 9 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] five [noun] ago | 7 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] five [noun] ago | 7 |
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