| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a | 115 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [vb pp] out [prep] a | 56 |
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| 3 | [noun] were [vb pp] up [prep] a | 45 |
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| 4 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv prt] in a | 37 |
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| 5 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv prt] by a | 29 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a | 24 |
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| 7 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv prt] to a | 21 |
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| 8 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv prt] at a | 18 |
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| 9 | [noun] were set [adv prt] [prep] a | 14 |
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| 10 | [noun] were [vb pp] in [prep] a | 11 |
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| 11 | [noun] were taken [adv prt] [prep] a | 10 |
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| 12 | [noun] were [vb pp] down [prep] a | 10 |
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| 13 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a | 10 |
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| 14 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv prt] with a | 9 |
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| 15 | [noun] were carried [adv prt] [prep] a | 9 |
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| 16 | [noun] were [vb pp] off [prep] a | 9 |
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| 17 | [noun] were [vb pp] back [prep] a | 8 |
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| 18 | [noun] were [vb pp] on [prep] a | 8 |
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| 19 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv prt] on a | 8 |
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| 20 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv prt] for a | 8 |
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| 21 | [noun] were [vb pp] over [prep] a | 7 |
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| 22 | [noun] were laid [adv prt] [prep] a | 7 |
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| 23 | [noun] were drawn [adv prt] [prep] a | 6 |
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| 24 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv prt] as a | 6 |
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| 25 | [noun] were caught [adv prt] [prep] a | 6 |
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| 26 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv prt] of a | 5 |
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| 27 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a | 5 |
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