| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [prep] [pron] | 609 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [prep] [pron] | 552 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [prep] [pron] | 478 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [prep] [pron] | 424 |
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| 5 | they were [prep] [pron] | 206 |
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| 6 | they were [prep] [pron] | 202 |
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| 7 | you were [prep] [pron] | 117 |
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| 8 | you were [prep] [pron] | 117 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] were [prep] [pron] | 112 |
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| 10 | we were [prep] [pron] | 99 |
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| 11 | we were [prep] [pron] | 97 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] were [prep] [pron] | 59 |
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| 13 | [conj] were [prep] [pron] | 53 |
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| 14 | who were [prep] [pron] | 40 |
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| 15 | who were [prep] [pron] | 40 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] were [prep] [pron] | 40 |
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| 17 | that were [prep] [pron] | 32 |
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| 18 | [that] were [prep] [pron] | 32 |
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| 19 | that were [prep] [pron] | 32 |
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| 20 | eye were [prep] [pron] | 32 |
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| 21 | eyes were [prep] [pron] | 31 |
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| 22 | [adj] were [prep] [pron] | 29 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] were [prep] [pron] | 26 |
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| 24 | which were [prep] [pron] | 24 |
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| 25 | which were [prep] [pron] | 24 |
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| 26 | [adv] were [prep] [pron] | 23 |
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| 27 | i were [prep] [pron] | 21 |
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| 28 | [coord] were [prep] [pron] | 20 |
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| 29 | [adv] were [prep] [pron] | 20 |
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| 30 | it were [prep] [pron] | 18 |
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