| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [vb past] were | 614 |
|
| 2 | i [verb] were | 175 |
|
| 3 | he [verb] were | 168 |
|
| 4 | they [verb] were | 158 |
|
| 5 | we [verb] were | 80 |
|
| 6 | [pers pn] [vb base] were | 77 |
|
| 7 | [pers pn] think were | 74 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] say were | 59 |
|
| 9 | she [verb] were | 58 |
|
| 10 | [pers pn] said were | 49 |
|
| 11 | it [verb] were | 49 |
|
| 12 | [pers pn] thought were | 48 |
|
| 13 | [pers pn] know were | 38 |
|
| 14 | [pers pn] have were | 36 |
|
| 15 | you [verb] were | 35 |
|
| 16 | [pers pn] see were | 33 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] had were | 33 |
|
| 18 | [pers pn] saw were | 31 |
|
| 19 | [pers pn] knew were | 29 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] claim were | 25 |
|
| 21 | [pers pn] felt were | 25 |
|
| 22 | [pers pn] feel were | 25 |
|
| 23 | [pers pn] think were | 23 |
|
| 24 | [pers pn] [vb -s] were | 23 |
|
| 25 | [pers pn] claimed were | 22 |
|
| 26 | [pers pn] made were | 17 |
|
| 27 | [pers pn] make were | 17 |
|
| 28 | [pers pn] believe were | 16 |
|
| 29 | [pers pn] use were | 16 |
|
| 30 | [pers pn] used were | 16 |
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