| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [conj] [verb] [conj] | 97 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [coord] [verb] [conj] | 95 |
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| 3 | were [verb] and [verb] [conj] | 83 |
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| 4 | were [verb] and [verb] [conj] | 83 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] [coord] | 56 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] and | 50 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] and | 50 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] [subord] | 45 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [conj] [vb past] [conj] | 44 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [conj] [v-ing] [conj] | 43 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [conj] [vb pp] [conj] | 31 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] as | 29 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] as | 29 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [subord] [verb] [conj] | 27 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] [conj] [verb] [conj] | 26 |
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| 16 | were [verb] as [verb] [conj] | 23 |
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| 17 | were [verb] as [verb] [conj] | 23 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] that | 22 |
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| 19 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] [that] | 22 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] that | 22 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [conj] saying [conj] | 12 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [conj] say [conj] | 12 |
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| 23 | were [verb] or [verb] [conj] | 10 |
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| 24 | were [verb] or [verb] [conj] | 10 |
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| 25 | were quoted [conj] [verb] [conj] | 8 |
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| 26 | were quote [conj] [verb] [conj] | 8 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] when | 7 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [conj] [verb] when | 7 |
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| 29 | were reported [conj] [verb] [conj] | 6 |
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| 30 | were report [conj] [verb] [conj] | 6 |
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