| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] [prep] | 514 |
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| 2 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] [prep] | 513 |
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| 3 | [prep] [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] | 442 |
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| 4 | of [pron] were [verb] [prep] | 417 |
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| 5 | of [pron] were [verb] [prep] | 417 |
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| 6 | [prep] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] | 243 |
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| 7 | [prep] [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] | 201 |
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| 8 | [prep] which were [verb] [prep] | 175 |
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| 9 | [prep] which were [verb] [prep] | 175 |
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| 10 | [prep] they were [verb] [prep] | 149 |
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| 11 | [prep] them were [verb] [prep] | 145 |
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| 12 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] in | 133 |
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| 13 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] in | 133 |
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| 14 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] by | 81 |
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| 15 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] by | 81 |
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| 16 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] to | 72 |
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| 17 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] to | 72 |
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| 18 | [prep] [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] | 68 |
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| 19 | [prep] [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] | 66 |
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| 20 | [prep] whom were [verb] [prep] | 64 |
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| 21 | [prep] whom were [verb] [prep] | 64 |
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| 22 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] with | 40 |
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| 23 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] with | 40 |
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| 24 | [prep] it were [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 25 | [prep] it were [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 26 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] on | 33 |
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| 27 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] on | 33 |
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| 28 | [prep] we were [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 29 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] for | 30 |
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| 30 | [prep] [pron] were [verb] at | 30 |
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