| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] to be [art] | 112 |
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| 2 | were [verb] to be [art] | 112 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] be [art] | 112 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [prep] be [art] | 93 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] be the | 58 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] be a | 43 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [prep] be [art] | 21 |
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| 8 | were say [prep] be [art] | 13 |
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| 9 | were said [prep] be [art] | 13 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] be an | 12 |
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| 11 | were thought [prep] be [art] | 10 |
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| 12 | were think [prep] be [art] | 10 |
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| 13 | were going [prep] be [art] | 8 |
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| 14 | were go [prep] be [art] | 8 |
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| 15 | were intended [prep] be [art] | 6 |
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| 16 | were take [prep] be [art] | 6 |
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| 17 | were believed [prep] be [art] | 6 |
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| 18 | were taken [prep] be [art] | 6 |
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| 19 | were intend [prep] be [art] | 6 |
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| 20 | were believe [prep] be [art] | 6 |
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| 21 | were repute [prep] be [art] | 5 |
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| 22 | were considered [prep] be [art] | 5 |
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| 23 | were found [prep] be [art] | 5 |
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| 24 | were reputed [prep] be [art] | 5 |
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| 25 | were consider [prep] be [art] | 5 |
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| 26 | were find [prep] be [art] | 5 |
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