| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [noun] [prep] | 1243 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [noun] [prep] | 759 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [noun sg] [prep] | 643 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [noun pl] [prep] | 507 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [noun] [prep] | 358 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [noun] of | 221 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [noun] of | 221 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [noun] in | 205 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [noun] in | 205 |
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| 10 | were take [noun] [prep] | 144 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [noun] to | 135 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [noun] to | 135 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [noun] for | 131 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [noun] for | 131 |
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| 15 | were [to-vb] [noun] [prep] | 125 |
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| 16 | were taking [noun] [prep] | 114 |
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| 17 | were [verb] [noun] on | 104 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [noun] on | 104 |
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| 19 | were give [noun] [prep] | 102 |
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| 20 | were given [noun] [prep] | 83 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [noun] by | 72 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [noun] by | 72 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [noun] at | 68 |
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| 24 | were [verb] [noun] at | 68 |
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| 25 | were [verb] place [prep] | 63 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [noun] with | 62 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [noun] with | 62 |
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| 28 | were [verb] place [prep] | 60 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [noun] from | 56 |
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| 30 | were [verb] [noun] from | 56 |
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