| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] [prep] the | 72 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [prep] the | 58 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] by the | 17 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] by the | 17 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [adv] [adv] [prep] the | 14 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] in the | 11 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] in the | 11 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] to the | 10 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] to the | 10 |
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| 10 | were [verb] almost [adv] [prep] the | 9 |
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| 11 | were [verb] more [adv] [prep] the | 9 |
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| 12 | were [verb] so [adv] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 13 | were [verb] very [adv] [prep] the | 6 |
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| 14 | were [verb] most [adv] [prep] the | 5 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] into the | 5 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [adv] [adv] into the | 5 |
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