| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] were [adv] [verb] | 3251 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [adv] [vb pp] | 2755 |
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| 3 | they were [adv] [verb] | 2154 |
|
| 4 | they were [adv] [verb] | 2091 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were [adv] [v-ing] | 1442 |
|
| 6 | we were [adv] [verb] | 666 |
|
| 7 | we were [adv] [verb] | 656 |
|
| 8 | [Wh det] were [adv] [verb] | 621 |
|
| 9 | which were [adv] [verb] | 597 |
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| 10 | which were [adv] [verb] | 597 |
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| 11 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [verb] | 446 |
|
| 12 | who were [adv] [verb] | 422 |
|
| 13 | who were [adv] [verb] | 422 |
|
| 14 | [pron] were just [verb] | 315 |
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| 15 | [pron] were still [verb] | 255 |
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| 16 | you were [adv] [verb] | 254 |
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| 17 | you were [adv] [verb] | 254 |
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| 18 | [pron] were also [verb] | 222 |
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| 19 | [pron] were then [verb] | 173 |
|
| 20 | [pron] were never [verb] | 142 |
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| 21 | [pron] were [adv] [to-vb] | 135 |
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| 22 | [pron] were always [verb] | 128 |
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| 23 | [pron] were only [verb] | 122 |
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| 24 | [pron] were now [verb] | 120 |
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| 25 | [pron] were [adv] go | 113 |
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| 26 | [pron] were already [verb] | 110 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [adv] going | 102 |
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| 28 | [pron] were later [verb] | 90 |
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| 29 | [pron] were actually [verb] | 89 |
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| 30 | [pron] were often [verb] | 78 |
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