| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 493 |
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| 2 | were [verb] to [be] [adj] | 476 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] be [adj] | 471 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] | 471 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] | 445 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 428 |
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| 7 | were found [prep] [be] [adj] | 68 |
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| 8 | were find [prep] [be] [adj] | 68 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [prep] [be] [adj] | 64 |
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| 10 | were going [prep] [be] [adj] | 50 |
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| 11 | were go [prep] [be] [adj] | 50 |
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| 12 | were said [prep] [be] [adj] | 39 |
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| 13 | were say [prep] [be] [adj] | 39 |
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| 14 | were thought [prep] [be] [adj] | 38 |
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| 15 | were think [prep] [be] [adj] | 38 |
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| 16 | were considered [prep] [be] [adj] | 27 |
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| 17 | were consider [prep] [be] [adj] | 27 |
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| 18 | were known [prep] [be] [adj] | 22 |
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| 19 | were know [prep] [be] [adj] | 22 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [prep] [be] [num] | 22 |
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| 21 | were report [prep] [be] [adj] | 21 |
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| 22 | were expect [prep] [be] [adj] | 21 |
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| 23 | were reported [prep] [be] [adj] | 21 |
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| 24 | were expected [prep] [be] [adj] | 20 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [prep] [be] able | 17 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [prep] [be] able | 17 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [prep] being [adj] | 16 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [prep] [being] [adj] | 16 |
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| 29 | were hold [prep] [be] [adj] | 14 |
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| 30 | were held [prep] [be] [adj] | 14 |
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