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No	Pattern	Freq
1	the [noun sg] [was/were] [prep] the	927
2	the [noun sg] was [prep] the	845
3	the [noun sg] [was/were] in the	289
4	the [noun sg] [was/were] in the	289
5	the [noun sg] [was/were] on the	197
6	the [noun sg] [was/were] on the	197
7	the [noun sg] [was/were] at the	84
8	the [noun sg] [was/were] at the	84
9	the [noun sg] were [prep] the	82
10	the [noun sg] [was/were] of the	56
11	the [noun sg] [was/were] of the	56
12	the [noun sg] [was/were] for the	53
13	the [noun sg] [was/were] for the	53
14	the [noun sg] [was/were] about the	21
15	the [noun sg] [was/were] about the	21
16	the [noun sg] [was/were] under the	19
17	the [noun sg] [was/were] over the	19
18	the [noun sg] [was/were] under the	19
19	the [noun sg] [was/were] from the	19
20	the [noun sg] [was/were] from the	19
21	the [noun sg] [was/were] over the	19
22	the [noun sg] [was/were] to the	18
23	the [noun sg] [was/were] to the	18
24	the writing [was/were] [prep] the	18
25	the [noun sg] [was/were] with the	15
26	the [noun sg] [was/were] with the	15
27	the [noun sg] [was/were] like the	14
28	the [noun sg] [was/were] like the	14
29	the country [was/were] [prep] the	14
30	the [noun sg] [was/were] among the	12