| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] | 353 |
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| 2 | and [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] | 297 |
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| 3 | [coord] they were [vb pp] [prep] | 260 |
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| 4 | [coord] they were [vb pp] [prep] | 260 |
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| 5 | but [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] | 113 |
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| 6 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] by | 105 |
|
| 7 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] to | 75 |
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| 8 | [coord] we were [vb pp] [prep] | 61 |
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| 9 | [coord] we were [vb pp] [prep] | 61 |
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| 10 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] in | 58 |
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| 11 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] with | 37 |
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| 12 | [coord] [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] | 32 |
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| 13 | [coord] which were [vb pp] [prep] | 30 |
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| 14 | [coord] which were [vb pp] [prep] | 30 |
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| 15 | [coord] i were [vb pp] [prep] | 23 |
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| 16 | [coord] i were [vb pp] [prep] | 23 |
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| 17 | [coord] [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] | 22 |
|
| 18 | [coord] who were [vb pp] [prep] | 22 |
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| 19 | [coord] who were [vb pp] [prep] | 22 |
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| 20 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] into | 21 |
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| 21 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] on | 20 |
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| 22 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] for | 18 |
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| 23 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] from | 17 |
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| 24 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] at | 11 |
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| 25 | [coord] [pron] were [vb pp] as | 10 |
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| 26 | [coord] [pron] were left [prep] | 8 |
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| 27 | [coord] you were [vb pp] [prep] | 7 |
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| 28 | [coord] [pron] were followed [prep] | 7 |
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| 29 | [coord] you were [vb pp] [prep] | 7 |
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| 30 | [coord] [pron] were told [prep] | 7 |
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