| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] | 481 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [conj] [pron] [vb past] | 462 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [verb] | 338 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [subord] [pron] [verb] | 296 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [conj] they [verb] | 193 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [conj] they [verb] | 192 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [coord] [pron] [verb] | 160 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] | 156 |
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| 9 | were [verb] and [pron] [verb] | 141 |
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| 10 | were [verb] and [pron] [verb] | 141 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [conj] he [verb] | 89 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [conj] he [verb] | 89 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [conj] [pron] have | 87 |
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| 14 | were [verb] as [pron] [verb] | 85 |
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| 15 | were [verb] as [pron] [verb] | 85 |
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| 16 | were [verb] when [pron] [verb] | 77 |
|
| 17 | were [verb] when [pron] [verb] | 77 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [conj] [pron] had | 69 |
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| 19 | were [verb] [conj] i [verb] | 56 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [conj] i [verb] | 56 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [conj] she [verb] | 54 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [conj] she [verb] | 54 |
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| 23 | were [verb] that [pron] [verb] | 52 |
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| 24 | were [verb] that [pron] [verb] | 52 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [that] [pron] [verb] | 52 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [conj] we [verb] | 39 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [conj] we [verb] | 39 |
|
| 28 | were [verb] [conj] [pron] [vb base] | 36 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [conj] you [verb] | 29 |
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| 30 | were [verb] because [pron] [verb] | 29 |
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