| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [vb pp] to [be] | 309 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] be | 309 |
|
| 3 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 151 |
|
| 4 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 118 |
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| 5 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 116 |
|
| 6 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 74 |
|
| 7 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 61 |
|
| 8 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 61 |
|
| 9 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 61 |
|
| 10 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 54 |
|
| 11 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 54 |
|
| 12 | [pron] were meant [prep] [be] | 32 |
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| 13 | [pron] were found [prep] [be] | 31 |
|
| 14 | [pron] were said [prep] [be] | 28 |
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| 15 | [pron] were thought [prep] [be] | 26 |
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| 16 | [ex0] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 20 |
|
| 17 | there were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 20 |
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| 18 | there were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 20 |
|
| 19 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 17 |
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| 20 | [pron] were expected [prep] [be] | 17 |
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| 21 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 16 |
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| 22 | [pron] were considered [prep] [be] | 15 |
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| 23 | [pron] were known [prep] [be] | 13 |
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| 24 | what were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 13 |
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| 25 | what were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 13 |
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| 26 | you were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 11 |
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| 27 | you were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 11 |
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| 28 | [pron] were bound [prep] [be] | 10 |
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| 29 | [pron] were shown [prep] [be] | 10 |
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| 30 | [pron] were seen [prep] [be] | 9 |
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