| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] in [noun sg] | 938 |
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| 2 | was still [prep] [noun sg] | 286 |
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| 3 | was [adv] at [noun sg] | 206 |
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| 4 | was [adv] on [noun sg] | 156 |
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| 5 | was [adv] under [noun sg] | 115 |
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| 6 | was already [prep] [noun sg] | 112 |
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| 7 | was also [prep] [noun sg] | 110 |
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| 8 | was [adv] [prep] love | 75 |
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| 9 | was now [prep] [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 10 | was just [prep] [noun sg] | 63 |
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| 11 | was always [prep] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 12 | was only [prep] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 13 | was never [prep] [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 14 | was more [prep] [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 15 | was [adv] [prep] home | 53 |
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| 16 | was away [prep] [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 17 | was all [prep] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 18 | was [adv] [prep] way | 47 |
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| 19 | was [adv] [prep] charge | 41 |
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| 20 | was [adv] [prep] school | 40 |
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| 21 | was [adv] for [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 22 | was [adv] [prep] bed | 37 |
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| 23 | was there [prep] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 24 | was [adv] of [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 25 | was [adv] [prep] time | 35 |
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| 26 | was [adv] [prep] favour | 33 |
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| 27 | was [adv] [prep] control | 33 |
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| 28 | was [adv] like [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 29 | was [adv] [prep] place | 31 |
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| 30 | was well [prep] [noun sg] | 31 |
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