| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [conj] [pers pn] were [verb] | 420 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] were [v-ing] | 271 |
|
| 3 | [vb past] [conj] they were [verb] | 271 |
|
| 4 | [vb past] [conj] they were [verb] | 271 |
|
| 5 | [vb past] [that] [pron] were [verb] | 265 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] that [pron] were [verb] | 265 |
|
| 7 | [vb past] that [pron] were [verb] | 265 |
|
| 8 | [vb past] [subord] [pron] were [verb] | 148 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] were [vb pp] | 137 |
|
| 10 | [vb past] [conj] we were [verb] | 87 |
|
| 11 | [vb past] [conj] we were [verb] | 87 |
|
| 12 | [vb past] [conj] you were [verb] | 53 |
|
| 13 | [vb past] [conj] you were [verb] | 53 |
|
| 14 | said [conj] [pron] were [verb] | 43 |
|
| 15 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] were go | 39 |
|
| 16 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] were going | 34 |
|
| 17 | [vb past] when [pron] were [verb] | 33 |
|
| 18 | [vb past] when [pron] were [verb] | 33 |
|
| 19 | [vb past] as [pron] were [verb] | 33 |
|
| 20 | [vb past] as [pron] were [verb] | 33 |
|
| 21 | [vb past] if [pron] were [verb] | 32 |
|
| 22 | [vb past] if [pron] were [verb] | 32 |
|
| 23 | knew [conj] [pron] were [verb] | 27 |
|
| 24 | felt [conj] [pron] were [verb] | 22 |
|
| 25 | thought [conj] [pron] were [verb] | 22 |
|
| 26 | did [conj] [pron] were [verb] | 20 |
|
| 27 | announced [conj] [pron] were [verb] | 19 |
|
| 28 | wondered [conj] [pron] were [verb] | 17 |
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| 29 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] were [to-vb] | 15 |
|
| 30 | [vb past] [conj] [pron] were tell | 14 |
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