| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [adv prt] [prep] | 319 |
|
| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] out [prep] | 106 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] to | 79 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] up [prep] | 75 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] in | 74 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] of | 66 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] down [prep] | 57 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] back [prep] | 52 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] was [adv prt] [prep] | 41 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] on | 31 |
|
| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] for | 31 |
|
| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] by | 29 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] at | 22 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] on [prep] | 22 |
|
| 15 | lights [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] | 19 |
|
| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] about [prep] | 15 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] from | 14 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] in [prep] | 12 |
|
| 19 | profits [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] | 9 |
|
| 20 | men [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] | 8 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] over [prep] | 7 |
|
| 22 | eyes [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] | 7 |
|
| 23 | things [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] | 7 |
|
| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] off [prep] | 6 |
|
| 25 | children [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] | 6 |
|
| 26 | figures [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] | 5 |
|
| 27 | numbers [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] | 5 |
|
| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] with | 5 |
|
| 29 | knives [was/were] [adv prt] [prep] | 5 |
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