| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 1655 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 1172 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 631 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 408 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 315 |
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| 6 | they were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 308 |
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| 7 | they were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 300 |
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| 8 | [conj] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 149 |
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| 9 | [Wh det] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 132 |
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| 10 | which were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 131 |
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| 11 | which were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 131 |
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| 12 | [adj] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 122 |
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| 13 | [noun prp] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 111 |
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| 14 | [coord] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 96 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 87 |
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| 16 | who were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 81 |
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| 17 | who were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 81 |
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| 18 | [det] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 72 |
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| 19 | we were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 68 |
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| 20 | we were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 67 |
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| 21 | and were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 65 |
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| 22 | and were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 65 |
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| 23 | [n mass] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 56 |
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| 24 | these were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 54 |
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| 25 | these were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 54 |
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| 26 | that were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 27 | that were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 28 | [that] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 29 | [num] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 27 |
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| 30 | [verb] were [adv] [verb] [prep] the | 26 |
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