| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 25 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 17 |
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| 3 | [noun] [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 10 |
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| 4 | [art] [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 9 |
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| 5 | the [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 9 |
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| 6 | [art] [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 9 |
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| 7 | the [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 9 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 7 |
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| 9 | [pron] [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 6 |
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| 10 | [prep] [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 11 | [prep] [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were [adv] say [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [adv] say [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] [verb] | 27 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 21 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] [adj] | 16 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] [adj] | 14 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] [prep] | 7 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] [prep] | 7 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] [adv] | 6 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] [adv] | 6 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were say [prep] [be] [vb pp] | 6 |
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