| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 3197 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 1980 |
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| 3 | [art] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 1813 |
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| 4 | [art] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 1813 |
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| 5 | the [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 1762 |
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| 6 | the [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 1762 |
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| 7 | [noun] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 1611 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 1201 |
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| 9 | [conj] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 1004 |
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| 10 | [coord] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 754 |
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| 11 | [det] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 731 |
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| 12 | and [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 700 |
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| 13 | and [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 700 |
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| 14 | [pron] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 679 |
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| 15 | [prep] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 602 |
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| 16 | [prep] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 602 |
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| 17 | [pos pn] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 595 |
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| 18 | [num] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 378 |
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| 19 | of [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 323 |
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| 20 | of [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 323 |
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| 21 | [noun prp] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 313 |
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| 22 | these [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 292 |
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| 23 | these [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 292 |
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| 24 | [unc] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 242 |
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| 25 | his [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 231 |
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| 26 | his [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 231 |
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| 27 | ['s] [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 220 |
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| 28 | 's [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 199 |
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| 29 | 's [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 199 |
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| 30 | their [noun] were [adv] [verb] | 150 |
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