| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [prep] | 8536 |
|
| 2 | [pron] were [prep] | 6397 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [prep] | 5745 |
|
| 4 | [pers pn] were [prep] | 5124 |
|
| 5 | they were [prep] | 2719 |
|
| 6 | they were [prep] | 2632 |
|
| 7 | [noun sg] were [prep] | 1695 |
|
| 8 | we were [prep] | 1127 |
|
| 9 | we were [prep] | 1114 |
|
| 10 | [adj] were [prep] | 853 |
|
| 11 | you were [prep] | 804 |
|
| 12 | you were [prep] | 803 |
|
| 13 | [noun prp] were [prep] | 800 |
|
| 14 | [Wh pn] were [prep] | 520 |
|
| 15 | who were [prep] | 479 |
|
| 16 | who were [prep] | 479 |
|
| 17 | [conj] were [prep] | 467 |
|
| 18 | [det] were [prep] | 393 |
|
| 19 | [num] were [prep] | 372 |
|
| 20 | [ex0] were [prep] | 356 |
|
| 21 | there were [prep] | 356 |
|
| 22 | there were [prep] | 356 |
|
| 23 | [Wh det] were [prep] | 349 |
|
| 24 | which were [prep] | 325 |
|
| 25 | which were [prep] | 325 |
|
| 26 | [n mass] were [prep] | 287 |
|
| 27 | [coord] were [prep] | 229 |
|
| 28 | that were [prep] | 226 |
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| 29 | that were [prep] | 226 |
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| 30 | [that] were [prep] | 226 |
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