| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] period | 66 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] period | 66 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] period | 62 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] period | 59 |
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| 5 | was [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] period | 44 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] period | 38 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] period | 34 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] period | 28 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] the [adj] period | 28 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] period | 22 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [adj] period | 17 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] in [art] [adj] period | 17 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [adj] period | 12 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] for [art] [adj] period | 12 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] over [art] [adj] period | 10 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] over [art] [adj] period | 10 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] during [art] [adj] period | 8 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] during [art] [adj] period | 8 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] long period | 6 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] long period | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj] period | 5 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] period | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] by [art] [adj] period | 5 |
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