| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] were [adv] [vb pp] | 646 |
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| 2 | [coord] were [adv] [verb] | 579 |
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| 3 | and were [adv] [verb] | 454 |
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| 4 | and were [adv] [verb] | 454 |
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| 5 | that were [adv] [verb] | 218 |
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| 6 | [that] were [adv] [verb] | 218 |
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| 7 | that were [adv] [verb] | 218 |
|
| 8 | [conj] were [adv] [v-ing] | 144 |
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| 9 | but were [adv] [verb] | 101 |
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| 10 | but were [adv] [verb] | 101 |
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| 11 | [conj] were now [verb] | 41 |
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| 12 | [conj] were then [verb] | 35 |
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| 13 | [conj] were still [verb] | 34 |
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| 14 | [conj] were also [verb] | 32 |
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| 15 | [conj] were soon [verb] | 27 |
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| 16 | [conj] were never [verb] | 26 |
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| 17 | [conj] were often [verb] | 26 |
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| 18 | [conj] were later [verb] | 22 |
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| 19 | or were [adv] [verb] | 22 |
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| 20 | or were [adv] [verb] | 22 |
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| 21 | [conj] were already [verb] | 19 |
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| 22 | [conj] were [adv] [to-vb] | 16 |
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| 23 | [subord] were [adv] [verb] | 14 |
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| 24 | [conj] were only [verb] | 14 |
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| 25 | [conj] were subsequently [verb] | 14 |
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| 26 | [conj] were well [verb] | 14 |
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| 27 | [conj] were originally [verb] | 14 |
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| 28 | [conj] were [adv] use | 13 |
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| 29 | [conj] were always [verb] | 13 |
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| 30 | [conj] were eventually [verb] | 12 |
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