| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] were [vb pp] [prep] | 333 |
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| 2 | [vb pp] were [vb pp] [prep] | 119 |
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| 3 | [vb past] were [vb pp] [prep] | 114 |
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| 4 | [verb] were [vb pp] by | 77 |
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| 5 | [verb] were [vb pp] by | 77 |
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| 6 | [verb] were [vb pp] in | 56 |
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| 7 | [verb] were [vb pp] in | 56 |
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| 8 | [verb] were [vb pp] to | 51 |
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| 9 | [verb] were [vb pp] to | 51 |
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| 10 | [vb -s] were [vb pp] [prep] | 29 |
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| 11 | [to-vb] were [vb pp] [prep] | 28 |
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| 12 | [verb] were [vb pp] on | 23 |
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| 13 | [verb] were [vb pp] on | 23 |
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| 14 | [verb] were [vb pp] with | 22 |
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| 15 | [verb] were [vb pp] with | 22 |
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| 16 | [verb] were [vb pp] from | 21 |
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| 17 | [verb] were [vb pp] from | 21 |
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| 18 | [vb infin] were [vb pp] [prep] | 18 |
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| 19 | [v-ing] were [vb pp] [prep] | 16 |
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| 20 | [verb] were [vb pp] at | 14 |
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| 21 | [verb] were [vb pp] as | 14 |
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| 22 | [verb] were [vb pp] at | 14 |
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| 23 | [verb] were [vb pp] as | 14 |
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| 24 | [verb] were [vb pp] for | 13 |
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| 25 | [verb] were [vb pp] for | 13 |
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| 26 | say were [vb pp] [prep] | 10 |
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| 27 | [verb] were sent [prep] | 9 |
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| 28 | [vb base] were [vb pp] [prep] | 9 |
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| 29 | use were [vb pp] [prep] | 9 |
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| 30 | [verb] were found [prep] | 6 |
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