| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [adj] | 186 |
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| 2 | they were [vb pp] [adj] | 126 |
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| 3 | they were [vb pp] [adj] | 121 |
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| 4 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [adj] | 55 |
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| 5 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [adj] | 53 |
|
| 6 | who were [vb pp] [adj] | 49 |
|
| 7 | who were [vb pp] [adj] | 49 |
|
| 8 | which were [vb pp] [adj] | 47 |
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| 9 | which were [vb pp] [adj] | 47 |
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| 10 | [pron] were made [adj] | 45 |
|
| 11 | [pron] were given [adj] | 34 |
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| 12 | we were [vb pp] [adj] | 28 |
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| 13 | we were [vb pp] [adj] | 28 |
|
| 14 | [pron] were left [adj] | 21 |
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| 15 | [pron] were considered [adj] | 19 |
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| 16 | [pron] were found [adj] | 18 |
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| 17 | [pron] were [vb pp] redundant | 18 |
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| 18 | you were [vb pp] [adj] | 17 |
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| 19 | you were [vb pp] [adj] | 17 |
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| 20 | [pron] were [vb pp] guilty | 12 |
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| 21 | [pron] were kept [adj] | 12 |
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| 22 | it were [vb pp] [adj] | 11 |
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| 23 | it were [vb pp] [adj] | 11 |
|
| 24 | there were [vb pp] [adj] | 9 |
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| 25 | [ex0] were [vb pp] [adj] | 9 |
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| 26 | there were [vb pp] [adj] | 9 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [vb pp] alone | 9 |
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| 28 | [pron] were [vb pp] free | 8 |
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| 29 | [pron] were [vb pp] dead | 8 |
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| 30 | [pron] were thought [adj] | 7 |
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