| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 2686 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 2149 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 2051 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 2011 |
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| 5 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [noun] | 2011 |
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| 6 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun] | 1705 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 1241 |
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| 8 | they were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 1205 |
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| 9 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 911 |
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| 10 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 662 |
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| 11 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 597 |
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| 12 | [pron] were [verb] by [art] [noun] | 491 |
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| 13 | we were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 485 |
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| 14 | we were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 475 |
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| 15 | [pron] were [verb] in [art] [noun] | 435 |
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| 16 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 337 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 327 |
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| 18 | which were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 319 |
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| 19 | which were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 319 |
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| 20 | [pron] were [verb] to [art] [noun] | 289 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 282 |
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| 22 | who were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 273 |
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| 23 | who were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 273 |
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| 24 | [pron] were [verb] on [art] [noun] | 220 |
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| 25 | [pron] were [verb] at [art] [noun] | 192 |
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| 26 | you were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 190 |
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| 27 | you were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] | 190 |
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| 28 | [pron] were [verb] for [art] [noun] | 178 |
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| 29 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 168 |
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| 30 | [pron] were [verb] with [art] [noun] | 146 |
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