| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] stage | 40 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] stage | 40 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] stage | 33 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] stage | 32 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [adj] stage | 26 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] at [art] [adj] stage | 26 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] stage | 20 |
|
| 8 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] stage | 20 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] stage | 18 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] an [adj] stage | 16 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] stage | 16 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] early stage | 15 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] early stage | 13 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj -er] stage | 12 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] late stage | 10 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] later stage | 10 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [num ord] stage | 9 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] stage | 8 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] stage | 8 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first stage | 6 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] first stage | 6 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [adj] stage | 5 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [verb] as [art] [adj] stage | 5 |
|
