| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [prep] be the | 26 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [prep] be the | 26 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [prep] be the | 18 |
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| 4 | [adj] were [prep] be the | 14 |
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| 5 | [det] were [prep] be the | 12 |
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| 6 | who were [prep] be the | 11 |
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| 7 | [Wh pn] were [prep] be the | 11 |
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| 8 | who were [prep] be the | 11 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] were [prep] be the | 9 |
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| 10 | they were [prep] be the | 7 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] were [prep] be the | 6 |
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| 12 | they were [prep] be the | 6 |
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| 13 | that were [prep] be the | 6 |
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| 14 | that were [prep] be the | 6 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] were [prep] be the | 5 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [prep] be the | 60 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] [prep] be the | 54 |
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| 18 | were [adj] [prep] be the | 23 |
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| 19 | were [adj] [prep] be the | 21 |
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| 20 | were say [prep] be the | 9 |
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| 21 | were said [prep] be the | 9 |
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| 22 | were supposed [prep] be the | 6 |
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| 23 | were think [prep] be the | 6 |
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| 24 | were thought [prep] be the | 6 |
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| 25 | were supposed [prep] be the | 6 |
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| 26 | were likely [prep] be the | 5 |
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| 27 | were [v-ing] [prep] be the | 5 |
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| 28 | were take [prep] be the | 5 |
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| 29 | were likely [prep] be the | 5 |
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| 30 | were taken [prep] be the | 5 |
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