| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 231 |
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| 2 | there were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 198 |
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| 3 | [ex0] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 198 |
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| 4 | there were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 198 |
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| 5 | [noun] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 47 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 25 |
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| 7 | they were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 22 |
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| 8 | they were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 21 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 21 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 19 |
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| 11 | [adj] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 19 |
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| 12 | [det] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 14 |
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| 13 | these were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 8 |
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| 14 | these were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 8 |
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| 15 | who were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 7 |
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| 16 | who were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 7 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 7 |
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| 18 | [noun prp] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 6 |
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| 19 | [conj] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 6 |
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| 20 | [coord] were [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 5 |
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| 21 | were [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 286 |
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| 22 | were [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 171 |
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| 23 | were [art] [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 134 |
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| 24 | were [art] [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 134 |
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| 25 | were the [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 87 |
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| 26 | were the [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 87 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 64 |
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| 28 | were [det] [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 57 |
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| 29 | were [num] [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 55 |
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| 30 | were [adv] [noun pl] [prep] [pron] | 50 |
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