| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 274 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 150 |
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| 3 | [noun] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 115 |
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| 4 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 98 |
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| 5 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 98 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 94 |
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| 7 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 94 |
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| 8 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 94 |
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| 9 | [det] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 76 |
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| 10 | [conj] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 50 |
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| 11 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 47 |
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| 12 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 47 |
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| 13 | [num] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 42 |
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| 14 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 31 |
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| 15 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 31 |
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| 16 | these [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 30 |
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| 17 | these [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 30 |
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| 18 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 28 |
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| 19 | [pos pn] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 22 |
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| 20 | [coord] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 22 |
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| 21 | and [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 20 |
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| 22 | and [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 20 |
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| 23 | [subord] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 17 |
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| 24 | [unc] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 14 |
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| 25 | [noun prp] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 14 |
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| 26 | [adv] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 14 |
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| 27 | all [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 12 |
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| 28 | [verb] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 12 |
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| 29 | such [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 12 |
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| 30 | such [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [prep] [be] | 12 |
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