| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] to be [noun] | 39 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] to be [noun] | 28 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] to be [noun] | 24 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] were [verb] to be [noun] | 8 |
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| 5 | [Wh pn] were [verb] to be [noun] | 8 |
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| 6 | who were [verb] to be [noun] | 7 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] were [verb] to be [noun] | 7 |
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| 8 | who were [verb] to be [noun] | 7 |
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| 9 | they were [verb] to be [noun] | 6 |
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| 10 | they were [verb] to be [noun] | 6 |
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| 11 | there were [verb] to be [noun] | 5 |
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| 12 | [adj] were [verb] to be [noun] | 5 |
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| 13 | there were [verb] to be [noun] | 5 |
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| 14 | [ex0] were [verb] to be [noun] | 5 |
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| 15 | were [adv] [verb] to be [noun] | 13 |
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| 16 | were [adv] [verb] to be [noun] | 9 |
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| 17 | were [verb] to be [adj] [noun] | 61 |
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| 18 | were [verb] to be [prep] [noun] | 50 |
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| 19 | were [verb] to be [prep] [noun] | 50 |
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| 20 | were [verb] to be [art] [noun] | 48 |
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| 21 | were [verb] to be [adj] [noun] | 48 |
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| 22 | were [verb] to be [art] [noun] | 48 |
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| 23 | were [verb] to be in [noun] | 30 |
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| 24 | were [verb] to be in [noun] | 30 |
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| 25 | were [verb] to be a [noun] | 26 |
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| 26 | were [verb] to be [verb] [noun] | 25 |
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| 27 | were [verb] to be [v-ing] [noun] | 21 |
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| 28 | were [verb] to be the [noun] | 21 |
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| 29 | were [verb] to be the [noun] | 21 |
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| 30 | were [verb] to be a [noun] | 21 |
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