| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 592 |
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| 2 | [art] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 330 |
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| 3 | [art] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 330 |
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| 4 | [adj] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 322 |
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| 5 | the [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 310 |
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| 6 | the [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 310 |
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| 7 | [noun] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 247 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 175 |
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| 9 | [conj] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 154 |
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| 10 | [num] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 131 |
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| 11 | [det] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 126 |
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| 12 | [coord] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 112 |
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| 13 | [pron] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 111 |
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| 14 | and [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 102 |
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| 15 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 102 |
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| 16 | [prep] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 102 |
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| 17 | and [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 102 |
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| 18 | [pos pn] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 87 |
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| 19 | of [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 56 |
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| 20 | of [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 56 |
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| 21 | [noun prp] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 51 |
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| 22 | his [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 39 |
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| 23 | his [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 39 |
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| 24 | these [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 29 |
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| 25 | these [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 29 |
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| 26 | two [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 29 |
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| 27 | two [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 29 |
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| 28 | [subord] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 28 |
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| 29 | [unc] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 26 |
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| 30 | ['s] [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 24 |
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