| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 159 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 158 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the | 92 |
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| 4 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the | 92 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 90 |
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| 6 | [verb] they were [verb] [prep] [art] | 87 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 72 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 68 |
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| 9 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] a | 67 |
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| 10 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] a | 60 |
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| 11 | [verb] you were [verb] [prep] [art] | 34 |
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| 12 | say [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 33 |
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| 13 | [vb base] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 14 | think [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 31 |
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| 15 | [verb] we were [verb] [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] by [art] | 23 |
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| 17 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] by [art] | 23 |
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| 18 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] on [art] | 22 |
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| 19 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] on [art] | 22 |
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| 20 | thought [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 19 |
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| 21 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] for [art] | 18 |
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| 22 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] for [art] | 18 |
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| 23 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] in [art] | 17 |
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| 24 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] in [art] | 17 |
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| 25 | [verb] [pers pn] were go [prep] [art] | 17 |
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| 26 | [verb] [pers pn] were going [prep] [art] | 17 |
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| 27 | said [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 17 |
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| 28 | [vb pp] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 17 |
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| 29 | [vb infin] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 16 |
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| 30 | [verb] [pers pn] were [verb] with [art] | 15 |
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