| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [vb pp] [adv] by the [noun] | 94 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [adv] by [art] [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [adv] by [art] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [adv] by a [noun] | 18 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] away by [art] [noun] | 12 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [adv] by [art] [noun prp] | 12 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] yesterday by [art] [noun] | 7 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] together by [art] [noun] | 7 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [adv] by [art] government | 5 |
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| 10 | were taken [adv] by [art] [noun] | 5 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] jointly by [art] [noun] | 5 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] both by [art] [noun] | 5 |
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| 13 | were put [adv] by [art] [noun] | 5 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] [adv] by [art] government | 5 |
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