| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [noun] [noun] | 491 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [noun prp] [noun] | 477 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [noun] [noun prp] | 444 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] was [noun] [noun] | 226 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [noun sg] [noun] | 207 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [noun] [noun pl] | 163 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [noun] [noun sg] | 94 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] john [noun] | 19 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] john [noun] | 19 |
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| 10 | winners [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 17 |
|
| 11 | men [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 16 |
|
| 12 | members [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 15 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [noun pl] [noun] | 13 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [n mass] [noun] | 12 |
|
| 15 | speakers [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 12 |
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| 16 | others [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 10 |
|
| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [noun] [n mass] | 10 |
|
| 18 | judges [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 10 |
|
| 19 | victims [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 9 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] mr [noun] | 9 |
|
| 21 | days [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] mr [noun] | 9 |
|
| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] george [noun] | 8 |
|
| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] [letter] [noun] | 8 |
|
| 25 | years [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] richard [noun] | 8 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] george [noun] | 8 |
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| 28 | runners-up [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 8 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] richard [noun] | 8 |
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| 30 | guests [was/were] [noun] [noun] | 8 |
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