| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 990 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 695 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 490 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 383 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 215 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 213 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 148 |
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| 8 | we were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 98 |
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| 9 | we were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 97 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 83 |
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| 11 | [n mass] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 63 |
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| 12 | who were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 61 |
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| 13 | who were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 61 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 61 |
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| 15 | [conj] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 60 |
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| 16 | [adj] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 56 |
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| 17 | you were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 52 |
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| 18 | you were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 52 |
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| 19 | people were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 50 |
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| 20 | people were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 50 |
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| 21 | [coord] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 44 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 44 |
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| 23 | which were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 42 |
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| 24 | which were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 42 |
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| 25 | and were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 39 |
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| 26 | and were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 39 |
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| 27 | [num] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 25 |
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| 28 | [det] were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 19 |
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| 29 | patients were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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| 30 | patient were [verb] [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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