| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] to be | 762 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] be | 519 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] be | 167 |
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| 4 | [noun] were found [prep] be | 122 |
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| 5 | [noun] were said [prep] be | 91 |
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| 6 | [noun] were reported [prep] be | 57 |
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| 7 | [noun] were expected [prep] be | 56 |
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| 8 | [noun] were thought [prep] be | 52 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] be | 44 |
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| 10 | [noun] were considered [prep] be | 36 |
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| 11 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] be | 32 |
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| 12 | [noun] were held [prep] be | 28 |
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| 13 | [noun] were deemed [prep] be | 27 |
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| 14 | [noun] were believed [prep] be | 22 |
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| 15 | [noun] were known [prep] be | 20 |
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| 16 | [noun] were seen [prep] be | 19 |
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| 17 | people were [vb pp] [prep] be | 15 |
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| 18 | people were [vb pp] [prep] be | 15 |
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| 19 | [noun] were shown [prep] be | 14 |
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| 20 | [noun] were intended [prep] be | 13 |
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| 21 | [noun] were estimated [prep] be | 13 |
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| 22 | [noun] were meant [prep] be | 13 |
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| 23 | [noun] were bound [prep] be | 12 |
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| 24 | [noun] were felt [prep] be | 11 |
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| 25 | [noun] were required [prep] be | 11 |
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| 26 | children were [vb pp] [prep] be | 9 |
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| 27 | patients were [vb pp] [prep] be | 9 |
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| 28 | patient were [vb pp] [prep] be | 9 |
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| 29 | child were [vb pp] [prep] be | 9 |
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| 30 | [noun] were designed [prep] be | 9 |
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