| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 216 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 155 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 80 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 53 |
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| 5 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 41 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 34 |
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| 8 | [conj] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 9 | [coord] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 10 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 11 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 12 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 13 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 14 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 15 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 16 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 17 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 18 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 19 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 21 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 22 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 9 |
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| 23 | [det] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 24 | people were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 25 | people were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 26 | hands were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 27 | hand were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 28 | [num] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 29 | were [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 89 |
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| 30 | were [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [noun pl] | 75 |
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