| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [pron] [noun] | 311 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] were [pron] [noun] | 196 |
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| 3 | [noun] were [pron] [noun] | 163 |
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| 4 | [adj] were [pron] [noun] | 86 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were [pron] [noun] | 84 |
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| 6 | they were [pron] [noun] | 74 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] were [pron] [noun] | 73 |
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| 8 | they were [pron] [noun] | 68 |
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| 9 | [conj] were [pron] [noun] | 66 |
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| 10 | [adv] were [pron] [noun] | 64 |
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| 11 | what were [pron] [noun] | 63 |
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| 12 | what were [pron] [noun] | 63 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] were [pron] [noun] | 57 |
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| 14 | you were [pron] [noun] | 56 |
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| 15 | you were [pron] [noun] | 56 |
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| 16 | [det] were [pron] [noun] | 50 |
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| 17 | [adv] were [pron] [noun] | 42 |
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| 18 | [coord] were [pron] [noun] | 36 |
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| 19 | it were [pron] [noun] | 35 |
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| 20 | it were [pron] [noun] | 35 |
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| 21 | [adj] were [pron] [noun] | 34 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] were [pron] [noun] | 30 |
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| 23 | who were [pron] [noun] | 27 |
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| 24 | who were [pron] [noun] | 27 |
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| 25 | [subord] were [pron] [noun] | 21 |
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| 26 | [verb] were [pron] [noun] | 20 |
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| 27 | those were [pron] [noun] | 19 |
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| 28 | [Wh adv] were [pron] [noun] | 19 |
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| 29 | those were [pron] [noun] | 19 |
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| 30 | [noun prp] were [pron] [noun] | 18 |
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