| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 1729 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [adj] | 1215 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] | 721 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [adj] | 500 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] [adj] | 297 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [adj] | 281 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [verb] [adj] | 280 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [verb] [adj] | 156 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [verb] [adj] | 137 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [adj] | 106 |
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| 11 | [conj] were [verb] [adj] | 105 |
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| 12 | we were [verb] [adj] | 101 |
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| 13 | we were [verb] [adj] | 100 |
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| 14 | [n mass] were [verb] [adj] | 97 |
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| 15 | who were [verb] [adj] | 93 |
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| 16 | who were [verb] [adj] | 93 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] were [verb] [adj] | 86 |
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| 18 | which were [verb] [adj] | 79 |
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| 19 | which were [verb] [adj] | 79 |
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| 20 | [coord] were [verb] [adj] | 75 |
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| 21 | [det] were [verb] [adj] | 74 |
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| 22 | people were [verb] [adj] | 68 |
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| 23 | people were [verb] [adj] | 68 |
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| 24 | [num] were [verb] [adj] | 64 |
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| 25 | and were [verb] [adj] | 58 |
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| 26 | and were [verb] [adj] | 58 |
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| 27 | you were [verb] [adj] | 55 |
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| 28 | you were [verb] [adj] | 55 |
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| 29 | man were [verb] [adj] | 32 |
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| 30 | men were [verb] [adj] | 31 |
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