| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] were [prep] | 2053 |
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| 2 | [art] [noun pl] were [prep] | 1205 |
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| 3 | [art] [noun pl] were [prep] | 1205 |
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| 4 | the [noun pl] were [prep] | 1187 |
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| 5 | the [noun pl] were [prep] | 1187 |
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| 6 | [adj] [noun pl] were [prep] | 1159 |
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| 7 | [noun] [noun pl] were [prep] | 794 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [noun pl] were [prep] | 676 |
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| 9 | [pron] [noun pl] were [prep] | 633 |
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| 10 | [pos pn] [noun pl] were [prep] | 518 |
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| 11 | [det] [noun pl] were [prep] | 487 |
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| 12 | [conj] [noun pl] were [prep] | 352 |
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| 13 | [num] [noun pl] were [prep] | 317 |
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| 14 | [coord] [noun pl] were [prep] | 190 |
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| 15 | his [noun pl] were [prep] | 178 |
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| 16 | and [noun pl] were [prep] | 178 |
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| 17 | his [noun pl] were [prep] | 178 |
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| 18 | and [noun pl] were [prep] | 178 |
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| 19 | these [noun pl] were [prep] | 170 |
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| 20 | these [noun pl] were [prep] | 170 |
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| 21 | [unc] [noun pl] were [prep] | 169 |
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| 22 | ['s] [noun pl] were [prep] | 161 |
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| 23 | 's [noun pl] were [prep] | 139 |
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| 24 | 's [noun pl] were [prep] | 139 |
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| 25 | their [noun pl] were [prep] | 119 |
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| 26 | their [noun pl] were [prep] | 119 |
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| 27 | [prep] [noun pl] were [prep] | 119 |
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| 28 | [prep] [noun pl] were [prep] | 119 |
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| 29 | two [noun pl] were [prep] | 111 |
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| 30 | two [noun pl] were [prep] | 111 |
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