| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were a [noun sg] [prep] | 1243 |
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| 2 | were a [noun sg] of | 1000 |
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| 3 | were a number [prep] | 185 |
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| 4 | were a lot [prep] | 168 |
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| 5 | were an [noun sg] [prep] | 111 |
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| 6 | were a [noun sg] to | 94 |
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| 7 | were a [noun sg] in | 83 |
|
| 8 | were a couple [prep] | 83 |
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| 9 | were a [noun sg] for | 53 |
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| 10 | were a bit [prep] | 25 |
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| 11 | were a [noun sg] on | 22 |
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| 12 | were a group [prep] | 20 |
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| 13 | were a [noun sg] from | 20 |
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| 14 | were a matter [prep] | 19 |
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| 15 | were a mixture [prep] | 17 |
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| 16 | were a part [prep] | 17 |
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| 17 | were a member [prep] | 15 |
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| 18 | were a feature [prep] | 14 |
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| 19 | were a period [prep] | 14 |
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| 20 | were a [noun sg] with | 13 |
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| 21 | were a [noun sg] at | 12 |
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| 22 | were a way [prep] | 12 |
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| 23 | were a bunch [prep] | 12 |
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| 24 | were a time [prep] | 12 |
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| 25 | were a [noun sg] between | 11 |
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| 26 | were a source [prep] | 11 |
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| 27 | were a thing [prep] | 11 |
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| 28 | were a sort [prep] | 11 |
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| 29 | were a kind [prep] | 10 |
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| 30 | were a result [prep] | 9 |
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