| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 1508 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 1418 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 1309 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 930 |
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| 5 | they were [prep] [art] [noun] | 649 |
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| 6 | they were [prep] [art] [noun] | 638 |
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| 7 | we were [prep] [art] [noun] | 332 |
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| 8 | we were [prep] [art] [noun] | 328 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 267 |
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| 10 | you were [prep] [art] [noun] | 228 |
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| 11 | you were [prep] [art] [noun] | 228 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 163 |
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| 13 | [adj] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 134 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 112 |
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| 15 | who were [prep] [art] [noun] | 100 |
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| 16 | who were [prep] [art] [noun] | 100 |
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| 17 | [conj] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 92 |
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| 18 | [det] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 64 |
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| 19 | [num] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 61 |
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| 20 | [n mass] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 56 |
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| 21 | [Wh det] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 50 |
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| 22 | [coord] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 48 |
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| 23 | which were [prep] [art] [noun] | 48 |
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| 24 | which were [prep] [art] [noun] | 48 |
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| 25 | that were [prep] [art] [noun] | 42 |
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| 26 | that were [prep] [art] [noun] | 42 |
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| 27 | [that] were [prep] [art] [noun] | 42 |
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| 28 | and were [prep] [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 29 | and were [prep] [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 30 | people were [prep] [art] [noun] | 35 |
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