| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [vb pp] back [prep] [art] [noun] | 42 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] back [prep] the [noun] | 34 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] back [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] back to [art] [noun] | 13 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] back by [art] [noun] | 10 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] back [prep] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] back into [art] [noun] | 6 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] back [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 9 | were drawn back [prep] [art] [noun] | 5 |
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