| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] be | 905 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] be | 620 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] be | 516 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] be | 330 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] [prep] be | 195 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [prep] be | 191 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] be | 189 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] be | 81 |
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| 9 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] be | 73 |
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| 10 | we were [verb] [prep] be | 69 |
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| 11 | we were [verb] [prep] be | 68 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] be | 66 |
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| 13 | which were [verb] [prep] be | 65 |
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| 14 | which were [verb] [prep] be | 65 |
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| 15 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] be | 63 |
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| 16 | who were [verb] [prep] be | 58 |
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| 17 | who were [verb] [prep] be | 58 |
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| 18 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] be | 56 |
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| 19 | you were [verb] [prep] be | 49 |
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| 20 | you were [verb] [prep] be | 49 |
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| 21 | [coord] were [verb] [prep] be | 40 |
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| 22 | [n mass] were [verb] [prep] be | 40 |
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| 23 | there were [verb] [prep] be | 36 |
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| 24 | [ex0] were [verb] [prep] be | 36 |
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| 25 | there were [verb] [prep] be | 36 |
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| 26 | and were [verb] [prep] be | 34 |
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| 27 | [det] were [verb] [prep] be | 34 |
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| 28 | and were [verb] [prep] be | 34 |
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| 29 | [num] were [verb] [prep] be | 29 |
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| 30 | people were [verb] [prep] be | 21 |
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