| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [num] [noun pl] | 980 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [adj] years | 333 |
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| 3 | was about [adj] [noun pl] | 302 |
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| 4 | was only [adj] [noun pl] | 272 |
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| 5 | was [adv] two [noun pl] | 116 |
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| 6 | was [adv] two [noun pl] | 116 |
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| 7 | was [adv] three [noun pl] | 101 |
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| 8 | was [adv] three [noun pl] | 101 |
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| 9 | was [adv] [adj] [noun pl] | 97 |
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| 10 | was [adv] [adj] months | 93 |
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| 11 | was just [adj] [noun pl] | 85 |
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| 12 | was [adv] six [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 13 | was [adv] six [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 14 | was [adv] [adj] feet | 67 |
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| 15 | was [adv] ten [noun pl] | 67 |
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| 16 | was [adv] ten [noun pl] | 67 |
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| 17 | was [adv] four [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 18 | was [adv] four [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 19 | was [adv] [adj] miles | 57 |
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| 20 | was over [adj] [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 21 | was [adv] [adj] minutes | 54 |
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| 22 | was [adv] five [noun pl] | 54 |
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| 23 | was [adv] five [noun pl] | 54 |
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| 24 | was [adv] [det] [noun pl] | 52 |
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| 25 | was [adv] [adj] weeks | 49 |
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| 26 | was nearly [adj] [noun pl] | 47 |
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| 27 | was [adv] [adj] times | 41 |
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| 28 | was still [adj] [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 29 | was [adv] [adj] metres | 36 |
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| 30 | was [adv] [adj] days | 36 |
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