| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 156 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 140 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 100 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 80 |
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| 5 | they were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 53 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 46 |
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| 7 | there were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 8 | [ex0] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 9 | there were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 36 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 11 | we were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 12 | we were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 13 | [adj] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 14 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 19 |
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| 15 | who were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 18 | who were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 19 | which were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 20 | which were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 10 |
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| 21 | [num] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 22 | [det] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 23 | them were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 24 | [adv] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 25 | [verb] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 26 | [adv] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 27 | [conj] were [vb pp] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 28 | were [adv] [vb pp] [noun pl] | 82 |
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| 29 | were [adv] [vb pp] [noun pl] | 60 |
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| 30 | were not [vb pp] [noun pl] | 22 |
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