| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 507 |
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| 2 | [art] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 329 |
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| 3 | [art] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 329 |
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| 4 | the [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 329 |
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| 5 | the [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 329 |
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| 6 | [adj] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 280 |
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| 7 | [noun] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 196 |
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| 8 | [pron] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 181 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 166 |
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| 10 | [pos pn] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 146 |
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| 11 | [det] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 104 |
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| 12 | [num] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 95 |
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| 13 | [conj] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 82 |
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| 14 | his [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 51 |
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| 15 | his [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 51 |
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| 16 | [coord] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 45 |
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| 17 | and [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 44 |
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| 18 | and [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 44 |
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| 19 | [unc] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 44 |
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| 20 | ['s] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 41 |
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| 21 | these [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 40 |
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| 22 | these [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 40 |
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| 23 | 's [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 37 |
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| 24 | 's [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 37 |
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| 25 | [Wh det] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 34 |
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| 26 | two [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 33 |
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| 27 | two [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 33 |
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| 28 | their [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 29 | [prep] [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 30 | their [noun pl] were [prep] [art] | 28 |
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