| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] | 30061 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 22268 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] | 7119 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] | 5032 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] | 4884 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [prep] | 3492 |
|
| 7 | they were [vb pp] [prep] | 3373 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] | 2017 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] | 1728 |
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| 10 | [conj] were [vb pp] [prep] | 1513 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] | 1303 |
|
| 12 | which were [vb pp] [prep] | 1258 |
|
| 13 | which were [vb pp] [prep] | 1258 |
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| 14 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] | 992 |
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| 15 | [coord] were [vb pp] [prep] | 965 |
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| 16 | [det] were [vb pp] [prep] | 938 |
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| 17 | [num] were [vb pp] [prep] | 854 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] | 849 |
|
| 19 | we were [vb pp] [prep] | 833 |
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| 20 | we were [vb pp] [prep] | 815 |
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| 21 | who were [vb pp] [prep] | 791 |
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| 22 | who were [vb pp] [prep] | 791 |
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| 23 | and were [vb pp] [prep] | 757 |
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| 24 | and were [vb pp] [prep] | 757 |
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| 25 | that were [vb pp] [prep] | 508 |
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| 26 | [that] were [vb pp] [prep] | 508 |
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| 27 | that were [vb pp] [prep] | 508 |
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| 28 | people were [vb pp] [prep] | 461 |
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| 29 | people were [vb pp] [prep] | 455 |
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| 30 | these were [vb pp] [prep] | 431 |
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