| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] | 1314 |
|
| 2 | were [verb] [to-vb] [prep] | 1272 |
|
| 3 | were [v-ing] [verb] [prep] | 362 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [verb] in | 317 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] [verb] to | 311 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [v-ing] [prep] | 225 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [vb pp] [prep] | 187 |
|
| 8 | were [verb] [verb] for | 165 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] [verb] on | 161 |
|
| 10 | were [verb] [verb] with | 139 |
|
| 11 | were go [verb] [prep] | 114 |
|
| 12 | were [verb] [verb] at | 114 |
|
| 13 | were going [verb] [prep] | 112 |
|
| 14 | were [verb] accord [prep] | 91 |
|
| 15 | were [verb] [verb] from | 91 |
|
| 16 | were [verb] according [prep] | 91 |
|
| 17 | were allow [verb] [prep] | 86 |
|
| 18 | were allowed [verb] [prep] | 86 |
|
| 19 | were expect [verb] [prep] | 85 |
|
| 20 | were expected [verb] [prep] | 83 |
|
| 21 | were forced [verb] [prep] | 82 |
|
| 22 | were force [verb] [prep] | 82 |
|
| 23 | were [verb] [verb] into | 70 |
|
| 24 | were asked [verb] [prep] | 62 |
|
| 25 | were ask [verb] [prep] | 62 |
|
| 26 | were begin [verb] [prep] | 61 |
|
| 27 | were beginning [verb] [prep] | 61 |
|
| 28 | were find [verb] [prep] | 57 |
|
| 29 | were found [verb] [prep] | 57 |
|
| 30 | were [verb] go [prep] | 57 |
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