| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [noun] [noun] | 821 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [noun] [noun] | 645 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [noun] [noun] | 491 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [noun] [noun] | 294 |
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| 5 | there were [noun] [noun] | 257 |
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| 6 | there were [noun] [noun] | 257 |
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| 7 | [ex0] were [noun] [noun] | 257 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] were [noun] [noun] | 256 |
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| 9 | [adj] were [noun] [noun] | 204 |
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| 10 | they were [noun] [noun] | 196 |
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| 11 | they were [noun] [noun] | 173 |
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| 12 | [verb] were [noun] [noun] | 99 |
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| 13 | [det] were [noun] [noun] | 85 |
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| 14 | [num] were [noun] [noun] | 79 |
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| 15 | [noun prp] were [noun] [noun] | 64 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] were [noun] [noun] | 56 |
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| 17 | these were [noun] [noun] | 50 |
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| 18 | [adv] were [noun] [noun] | 50 |
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| 19 | these were [noun] [noun] | 50 |
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| 20 | [vb pp] were [noun] [noun] | 47 |
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| 21 | [adv] were [noun] [noun] | 44 |
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| 22 | who were [noun] [noun] | 39 |
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| 23 | who were [noun] [noun] | 39 |
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| 24 | [vb past] were [noun] [noun] | 36 |
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| 25 | [adj] were [noun] [noun] | 35 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] were [noun] [noun] | 32 |
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| 27 | we were [noun] [noun] | 25 |
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| 28 | which were [noun] [noun] | 24 |
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| 29 | it were [noun] [noun] | 24 |
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| 30 | which were [noun] [noun] | 24 |
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