| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [noun sg] [noun] | 959 |
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| 2 | were [noun] [noun pl] | 886 |
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| 3 | were [noun prp] [noun] | 867 |
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| 4 | were [noun] [noun prp] | 755 |
|
| 5 | were [noun] [noun sg] | 266 |
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| 6 | were [noun pl] [noun] | 69 |
|
| 7 | were [n mass] [noun] | 43 |
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| 8 | were [noun] [n mass] | 29 |
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| 9 | were [noun] members | 27 |
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| 10 | were [noun] member | 27 |
|
| 11 | were [noun] [letter] | 23 |
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| 12 | were [letter] [noun] | 21 |
|
| 13 | were john [noun] | 20 |
|
| 14 | were mr [noun] | 20 |
|
| 15 | were john [noun] | 20 |
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| 16 | were mr [noun] | 20 |
|
| 17 | were [noun] pylorus | 17 |
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| 18 | were [noun] pylori | 17 |
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| 19 | were [noun] officer | 16 |
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| 20 | were [noun] officers | 14 |
|
| 21 | were family [noun] | 13 |
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| 22 | were mrs [noun] | 13 |
|
| 23 | were family [noun] | 13 |
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| 24 | were mrs [noun] | 13 |
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| 25 | were [noun] student | 12 |
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| 26 | were [noun] students | 12 |
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| 27 | were country [noun] | 10 |
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| 28 | were business [noun] | 10 |
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| 29 | were country [noun] | 10 |
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| 30 | were david [noun] | 10 |
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