| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were be [verb] [prep] | 675 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were be [verb] [prep] | 510 |
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| 3 | [pron] were be [verb] [prep] | 214 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were be [verb] [prep] | 152 |
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| 5 | they were be [verb] [prep] | 107 |
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| 6 | they were be [verb] [prep] | 105 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were be [verb] [prep] | 104 |
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| 8 | [conj] were be [verb] [prep] | 52 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were be [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 10 | which were be [verb] [prep] | 32 |
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| 11 | which were be [verb] [prep] | 32 |
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| 12 | that were be [verb] [prep] | 32 |
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| 13 | [that] were be [verb] [prep] | 32 |
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| 14 | that were be [verb] [prep] | 32 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] were be [verb] [prep] | 32 |
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| 16 | [adj] were be [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 17 | [n mass] were be [verb] [prep] | 27 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were be [verb] [prep] | 25 |
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| 19 | who were be [verb] [prep] | 25 |
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| 20 | who were be [verb] [prep] | 25 |
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| 21 | we were be [verb] [prep] | 20 |
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| 22 | [coord] were be [verb] [prep] | 19 |
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| 23 | we were be [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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| 24 | people were be [verb] [prep] | 17 |
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| 25 | people were be [verb] [prep] | 17 |
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| 26 | and were be [verb] [prep] | 16 |
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| 27 | and were be [verb] [prep] | 16 |
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| 28 | child were be [verb] [prep] | 13 |
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| 29 | [adj] were be [verb] [prep] | 12 |
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| 30 | children were be [verb] [prep] | 12 |
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