| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | who were [adv] [verb] | 422 |
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| 2 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [vb pp] | 277 |
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| 3 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [v-ing] | 145 |
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| 4 | [Wh pn] were now [verb] | 30 |
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| 5 | [Wh pn] were already [verb] | 26 |
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| 6 | whom were [adv] [verb] | 24 |
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| 7 | [Wh pn] were still [verb] | 24 |
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| 8 | [Wh pn] were also [verb] | 23 |
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| 9 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [to-vb] | 19 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] were later [verb] | 16 |
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| 11 | [Wh pn] were subsequently [verb] | 13 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] were then [verb] | 11 |
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| 13 | [Wh pn] were never [verb] | 10 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] were always [verb] | 10 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] were both [verb] | 8 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] were there [verb] | 8 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] were often [verb] | 8 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [adv] involve | 7 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] were just [verb] | 7 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] were [adv] involved | 7 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] were reluctantly [verb] | 6 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] were [adv] see | 6 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] were [adv] get | 6 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] were [adv] getting | 5 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] were increasingly [verb] | 5 |
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| 26 | [Wh pn] were [adv] committed | 5 |
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| 27 | [Wh pn] were [adv] working | 5 |
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| 28 | [Wh pn] were [adv] work | 5 |
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| 29 | [Wh pn] were [adv] commit | 5 |
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| 30 | [Wh pn] were [adv] associated | 5 |
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