| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] were | 5802 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] [pron] were | 3529 |
|
| 3 | [verb] they were | 2708 |
|
| 4 | [verb] they were | 2651 |
|
| 5 | [verb] you were | 1679 |
|
| 6 | [verb] you were | 1677 |
|
| 7 | think [pron] were | 1662 |
|
| 8 | say [pron] were | 1321 |
|
| 9 | [vb base] [pron] were | 1235 |
|
| 10 | thought [pron] were | 1093 |
|
| 11 | [verb] we were | 906 |
|
| 12 | [verb] we were | 897 |
|
| 13 | said [pron] were | 889 |
|
| 14 | [verb] [ex0] were | 836 |
|
| 15 | [verb] there were | 836 |
|
| 16 | [verb] there were | 836 |
|
| 17 | [vb infin] [pron] were | 786 |
|
| 18 | know [pron] were | 763 |
|
| 19 | [vb pp] [pron] were | 475 |
|
| 20 | [v-ing] [pron] were | 351 |
|
| 21 | knew [pron] were | 348 |
|
| 22 | [to-vb] [pron] were | 323 |
|
| 23 | [verb] it were | 255 |
|
| 24 | [verb] it were | 255 |
|
| 25 | think [pron] were | 244 |
|
| 26 | wish [pron] were | 232 |
|
| 27 | think [pron] were | 202 |
|
| 28 | mean [pron] were | 192 |
|
| 29 | know [pron] were | 169 |
|
| 30 | [vb -s] [pron] were | 168 |
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