| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] were [adv] [vb pp] | 456 |
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| 2 | and were [adv] [vb pp] | 355 |
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| 3 | and were [adv] [vb pp] | 355 |
|
| 4 | [that] were [adv] [vb pp] | 177 |
|
| 5 | that were [adv] [vb pp] | 177 |
|
| 6 | that were [adv] [vb pp] | 177 |
|
| 7 | but were [adv] [vb pp] | 82 |
|
| 8 | but were [adv] [vb pp] | 82 |
|
| 9 | [conj] were then [vb pp] | 32 |
|
| 10 | [conj] were also [vb pp] | 27 |
|
| 11 | [conj] were often [vb pp] | 26 |
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| 12 | [conj] were never [vb pp] | 23 |
|
| 13 | or were [adv] [vb pp] | 18 |
|
| 14 | or were [adv] [vb pp] | 18 |
|
| 15 | [conj] were later [vb pp] | 18 |
|
| 16 | [conj] were still [vb pp] | 15 |
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| 17 | [conj] were originally [vb pp] | 14 |
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| 18 | [conj] were soon [vb pp] | 14 |
|
| 19 | [conj] were well [vb pp] | 14 |
|
| 20 | [subord] were [adv] [vb pp] | 13 |
|
| 21 | [conj] were subsequently [vb pp] | 13 |
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| 22 | [conj] were eventually [vb pp] | 12 |
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| 23 | [conj] were once [vb pp] | 12 |
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| 24 | [conj] were [adv] used | 11 |
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| 25 | [conj] were only [vb pp] | 10 |
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| 26 | [conj] were now [vb pp] | 10 |
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| 27 | [conj] were [adv] known | 10 |
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| 28 | [conj] were generally [vb pp] | 9 |
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| 29 | [conj] were previously [vb pp] | 9 |
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| 30 | [conj] were already [vb pp] | 9 |
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