| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun pl] were [prep] | 1187 |
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| 2 | the [noun pl] [was/were] in | 445 |
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| 3 | the [noun pl] [was/were] to | 164 |
|
| 4 | the [noun pl] [was/were] on | 130 |
|
| 5 | the [noun pl] [was/were] at | 121 |
|
| 6 | the [noun pl] was [prep] | 119 |
|
| 7 | the [noun pl] [was/were] of | 103 |
|
| 8 | the [noun pl] [was/were] for | 65 |
|
| 9 | the [noun pl] [was/were] like | 54 |
|
| 10 | the children [was/were] [prep] | 30 |
|
| 11 | the [noun pl] [was/were] from | 30 |
|
| 12 | the [noun pl] [was/were] by | 25 |
|
| 13 | the [noun pl] [was/were] under | 25 |
|
| 14 | the others [was/were] [prep] | 19 |
|
| 15 | the girls [was/were] [prep] | 17 |
|
| 16 | the [noun pl] [was/were] against | 16 |
|
| 17 | the police [was/were] [prep] | 15 |
|
| 18 | the men [was/were] [prep] | 14 |
|
| 19 | the [noun pl] [was/were] about | 14 |
|
| 20 | the women [was/were] [prep] | 13 |
|
| 21 | the boys [was/were] [prep] | 12 |
|
| 22 | the [noun pl] [was/were] among | 11 |
|
| 23 | the [noun pl] [was/were] with | 9 |
|
| 24 | the [noun pl] [was/were] between | 9 |
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| 25 | the jews [was/were] [prep] | 8 |
|
| 26 | the streets [was/were] [prep] | 8 |
|
| 27 | the [noun pl] [was/were] within | 8 |
|
| 28 | the [noun pl] [was/were] off | 8 |
|
| 29 | the conservatives [was/were] [prep] | 8 |
|
| 30 | the [noun pl] [was/were] after | 8 |
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