| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] | 15837 |
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| 2 | the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 13293 |
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| 3 | the [noun] was [verb] [prep] | 13061 |
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| 4 | the [noun] were [verb] [prep] | 4833 |
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| 5 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] by | 4632 |
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| 6 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 3763 |
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| 7 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] in | 2896 |
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| 8 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] to | 2221 |
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| 9 | the [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] | 1827 |
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| 10 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] with | 1467 |
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| 11 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] on | 1153 |
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| 12 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] for | 983 |
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| 13 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] at | 920 |
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| 14 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] from | 677 |
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| 15 | the [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 643 |
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| 16 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] as | 544 |
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| 17 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] into | 497 |
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| 18 | the [noun] [was/were] make [prep] | 456 |
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| 19 | the [noun] [was/were] made [prep] | 449 |
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| 20 | the [noun] [was/were] hold [prep] | 242 |
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| 21 | the [noun] [was/were] held [prep] | 240 |
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| 22 | the [noun] [was/were] [to-vb] [prep] | 230 |
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| 23 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] of | 223 |
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| 24 | the [noun] [was/were] take [prep] | 219 |
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| 25 | the [noun] [was/were] taken [prep] | 214 |
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| 26 | the [n mass] [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 197 |
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| 27 | the [noun] [was/were] base [prep] | 171 |
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| 28 | the [noun] [was/were] based [prep] | 171 |
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| 29 | the [noun] [was/were] [verb] after | 168 |
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| 30 | the case [was/were] [verb] [prep] | 166 |
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