| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pron] were [prep] | 220 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [prep] | 203 |
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| 3 | [vb past] they were [prep] | 98 |
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| 4 | [vb past] they were [prep] | 97 |
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| 5 | [vb past] you were [prep] | 64 |
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| 6 | [vb past] you were [prep] | 64 |
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| 7 | [vb past] we were [prep] | 31 |
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| 8 | [vb past] we were [prep] | 31 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [noun] were [prep] | 28 |
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| 10 | [vb past] [noun pl] were [prep] | 18 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [ex0] were [prep] | 9 |
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| 12 | [vb past] there were [prep] | 9 |
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| 13 | [vb past] there were [prep] | 9 |
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| 14 | [vb past] [verb] were [prep] | 8 |
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| 15 | [vb past] [vb pp] were [prep] | 7 |
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| 16 | [vb past] [Wh det] were [prep] | 7 |
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| 17 | [vb past] [adv] were [prep] | 7 |
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| 18 | [vb past] what were [prep] | 5 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [noun sg] were [prep] | 5 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [adj] were [prep] | 5 |
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| 21 | [vb past] what were [prep] | 5 |
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| 22 | [pron] [vb past] were [prep] | 53 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] [vb past] were [prep] | 43 |
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| 24 | [noun] [vb past] were [prep] | 36 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [vb past] were [prep] | 25 |
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| 26 | he [vb past] were [prep] | 11 |
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| 27 | he [vb past] were [prep] | 11 |
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| 28 | we [vb past] were [prep] | 9 |
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| 29 | we [vb past] were [prep] | 9 |
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| 30 | [conj] [vb past] were [prep] | 8 |
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