| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [noun prp] [noun] | 282 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [noun] [noun prp] | 258 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [noun sg] [noun] | 182 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [noun] [noun pl] | 156 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were [noun] [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 6 | winners were [noun] [noun] | 17 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] were [noun pl] [noun] | 13 |
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| 8 | members were [noun] [noun] | 13 |
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| 9 | men were [noun] [noun] | 12 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were john [noun] | 12 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were john [noun] | 12 |
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| 12 | others were [noun] [noun] | 10 |
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| 13 | victims were [noun] [noun] | 9 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were [n mass] [noun] | 9 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were [noun] [n mass] | 8 |
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| 16 | judges were [noun] [noun] | 8 |
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| 17 | runners-up were [noun] [noun] | 8 |
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| 18 | speakers were [noun] [noun] | 7 |
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| 19 | guests were [noun] [noun] | 6 |
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| 20 | days were [noun] [noun] | 6 |
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| 21 | scorers were [noun] [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were [noun] member | 5 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] were [letter] [noun] | 5 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were [noun] members | 5 |
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| 25 | leaders were [noun] [noun] | 5 |
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| 26 | names were [noun] [noun] | 5 |
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