| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] were the | 265 |
|
| 2 | [vb past] were [art] | 147 |
|
| 3 | [vb pp] were [art] | 113 |
|
| 4 | [verb] were a | 65 |
|
| 5 | [vb infin] were [art] | 28 |
|
| 6 | [to-vb] were [art] | 20 |
|
| 7 | think were [art] | 19 |
|
| 8 | [v-ing] were [art] | 18 |
|
| 9 | gone were [art] | 18 |
|
| 10 | go were [art] | 18 |
|
| 11 | see were [art] | 17 |
|
| 12 | thought were [art] | 14 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] were [art] | 11 |
|
| 14 | use were [art] | 11 |
|
| 15 | know were [art] | 9 |
|
| 16 | used were [art] | 9 |
|
| 17 | say were [art] | 8 |
|
| 18 | involve were [art] | 7 |
|
| 19 | said were [art] | 7 |
|
| 20 | see were [art] | 6 |
|
| 21 | [verb] were an | 6 |
|
| 22 | met were [art] | 5 |
|
| 23 | discuss were [art] | 5 |
|
| 24 | believe were [art] | 5 |
|
| 25 | meet were [art] | 5 |
|
| 26 | saw were [art] | 5 |
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