| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 1655 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [art] first | 294 |
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| 3 | be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 113 |
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| 4 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 113 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 82 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 47 |
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| 7 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 35 |
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| 8 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 35 |
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