| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] to | 303 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] to | 260 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] to | 194 |
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| 4 | were [verb] by [noun] to | 81 |
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| 5 | were [verb] by [noun] to | 81 |
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| 6 | were [verb] from [noun] to | 76 |
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| 7 | were [verb] from [noun] to | 76 |
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| 8 | were [verb] in [noun] to | 68 |
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| 9 | were [verb] in [noun] to | 68 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] [noun pl] to | 52 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [prep] [noun prp] to | 49 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] [prep] [noun] to | 39 |
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| 13 | were [verb] for [noun] to | 22 |
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| 14 | were [verb] for [noun] to | 22 |
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| 15 | were take [prep] [noun] to | 19 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [prep] response to | 19 |
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| 17 | were taken [prep] [noun] to | 19 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [prep] response to | 17 |
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| 19 | were make [prep] [noun] to | 16 |
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| 20 | were made [prep] [noun] to | 16 |
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| 21 | were [verb] as [noun] to | 14 |
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| 22 | were [verb] as [noun] to | 14 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [prep] time to | 13 |
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| 24 | were [verb] with [noun] to | 13 |
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| 25 | were [verb] with [noun] to | 13 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [prep] time to | 13 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [prep] reference to | 11 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [prep] relation to | 10 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] relation to | 10 |
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| 30 | were [verb] [prep] reference to | 9 |
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