| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | the [noun] were [verb] to be | 134 |
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| 2 | the [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] be | 116 |
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| 3 | the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] be | 81 |
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| 4 | the [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] be | 44 |
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| 5 | the [noun] were [v-ing] [prep] be | 17 |
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| 6 | the [noun] were said [prep] be | 14 |
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| 7 | the [noun] were say [prep] be | 14 |
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| 8 | the [noun] were find [prep] be | 13 |
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| 9 | the [noun] were found [prep] be | 13 |
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| 10 | the [noun] were going [prep] be | 12 |
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| 11 | the [noun] were go [prep] be | 12 |
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| 12 | the [noun] were expected [prep] be | 9 |
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| 13 | the [noun] were expect [prep] be | 9 |
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| 14 | the [noun] were reported [prep] be | 8 |
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| 15 | the [noun] were report [prep] be | 8 |
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| 16 | the [noun] were held [prep] be | 7 |
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| 17 | the [noun] were hold [prep] be | 7 |
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| 18 | the [noun] were thought [prep] be | 6 |
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| 19 | the [noun] were believed [prep] be | 6 |
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| 20 | the [noun] were think [prep] be | 6 |
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| 21 | the [noun] were believe [prep] be | 6 |
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| 22 | the [n mass] were [verb] [prep] be | 5 |
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