| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 930 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 795 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [prep] the [noun] | 711 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [prep] the [noun] | 711 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were in [art] [noun] | 316 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were on [art] [noun] | 193 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] were [prep] a [noun] | 177 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] were [prep] a [noun] | 158 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] were at [art] [noun] | 97 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 87 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were of [art] [noun] | 50 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were [prep] no [noun] | 40 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [prep] no [noun] | 40 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 38 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were under [art] [noun] | 32 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were for [art] [noun] | 29 |
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| 17 | men were [prep] [art] [noun] | 28 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] were from [art] [noun] | 23 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] were like [art] [noun] | 23 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were among [art] [noun] | 22 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were [prep] an [noun] | 19 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] way | 19 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] way | 19 |
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| 24 | eyes were [prep] [art] [noun] | 18 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were to [art] [noun] | 17 |
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| 26 | others were [prep] [art] [noun] | 17 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] were with [art] [noun] | 16 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] position | 15 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] position | 14 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] back | 13 |
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