| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] were [adv] | 231 |
|
| 2 | [vb pp] were [adv] | 186 |
|
| 3 | [to-vb] were [adv] | 35 |
|
| 4 | [v-ing] were [adv] | 27 |
|
| 5 | [vb infin] were [adv] | 24 |
|
| 6 | [vb -s] were [adv] | 23 |
|
| 7 | [verb] were more | 20 |
|
| 8 | [verb] were also | 20 |
|
| 9 | [verb] were so | 19 |
|
| 10 | [verb] were too | 18 |
|
| 11 | [verb] were very | 17 |
|
| 12 | say were [adv] | 17 |
|
| 13 | [vb base] were [adv] | 16 |
|
| 14 | [verb] were still | 16 |
|
| 15 | [verb] were there | 16 |
|
| 16 | involve were [adv] | 14 |
|
| 17 | use were [adv] | 14 |
|
| 18 | [verb] were often | 13 |
|
| 19 | [verb] were either | 13 |
|
| 20 | [verb] were quite | 13 |
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| 21 | make were [adv] | 12 |
|
| 22 | involved were [adv] | 12 |
|
| 23 | [verb] were now | 11 |
|
| 24 | used were [adv] | 11 |
|
| 25 | do were [adv] | 11 |
|
| 26 | think were [adv] | 11 |
|
| 27 | know were [adv] | 10 |
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| 28 | [verb] were only | 10 |
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| 29 | see were [adv] | 10 |
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| 30 | said were [adv] | 9 |
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