| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [pers pn] were [adv] [verb] | 1122 |
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| 2 | [conj] they were [adv] [verb] | 719 |
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| 3 | [conj] they were [adv] [verb] | 719 |
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| 4 | [conj] [pron] were [adv] [vb pp] | 709 |
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| 5 | [subord] [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 549 |
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| 6 | [conj] [pron] were [adv] [v-ing] | 414 |
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| 7 | [coord] [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 410 |
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| 8 | and [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 267 |
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| 9 | and [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 267 |
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| 10 | that [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 217 |
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| 11 | that [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 217 |
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| 12 | [that] [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 217 |
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| 13 | [conj] we were [adv] [verb] | 188 |
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| 14 | [conj] we were [adv] [verb] | 188 |
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| 15 | if [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 169 |
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| 16 | if [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 169 |
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| 17 | but [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 141 |
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| 18 | but [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 141 |
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| 19 | [conj] you were [adv] [verb] | 96 |
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| 20 | [conj] you were [adv] [verb] | 96 |
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| 21 | [conj] [pron] were still [verb] | 81 |
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| 22 | [conj] [pron] were just [verb] | 67 |
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| 23 | because [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 58 |
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| 24 | because [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 58 |
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| 25 | [conj] [pron] were also [verb] | 56 |
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| 26 | when [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 53 |
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| 27 | when [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 53 |
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| 28 | as [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 51 |
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| 29 | as [pron] were [adv] [verb] | 51 |
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| 30 | [conj] [pron] were [adv] [to-vb] | 42 |
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