| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] by [adj] | 536 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] in [adj] | 396 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] with [adj] | 314 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] to [adj] | 178 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for [adj] | 161 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] on [adj] | 131 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] from [adj] | 129 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] were made [prep] [adj] | 88 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] at [adj] | 79 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] into [adj] | 69 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] as [adj] | 53 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] other | 53 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] local | 50 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] of [adj] | 47 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] different | 45 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were taken [prep] [adj] | 42 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] various | 36 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] were used [prep] [adj] | 36 |
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| 19 | specimens were [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 30 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were covered [prep] [adj] | 30 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] under [adj] | 29 |
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| 22 | cells were [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 29 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] high | 28 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were held [prep] [adj] | 27 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were found [prep] [adj] | 27 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] were built [prep] [adj] | 27 |
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| 27 | patients were [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 26 |
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| 28 | walls were [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 26 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] were placed [prep] [adj] | 25 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] were replaced [prep] [adj] | 24 |
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