| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 78 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 56 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 44 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 23 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 18 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 16 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 16 |
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| 8 | [Wh pn] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 12 |
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| 9 | [adj] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 11 |
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| 10 | who were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 9 |
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| 11 | who were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 9 |
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| 12 | which were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 8 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 8 |
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| 14 | which were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 8 |
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| 15 | [det] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 6 |
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| 16 | [num] were [verb] to [be] [prep] | 5 |
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| 17 | were [adv] [verb] to [be] [prep] | 13 |
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| 18 | were [adv] [verb] to [be] [prep] | 11 |
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| 19 | were [verb] to [be] [verb] [prep] | 205 |
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| 20 | were [verb] to [be] [vb pp] [prep] | 168 |
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| 21 | were [verb] to [be] [adj] [prep] | 132 |
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| 22 | were [verb] to [be] [adj] [prep] | 121 |
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| 23 | were [verb] to [be] [v-ing] [prep] | 37 |
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| 24 | were [verb] to [be] [noun] [prep] | 26 |
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| 25 | were [verb] to [be] [noun pl] [prep] | 19 |
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| 26 | were [verb] to [be] [adv] [prep] | 19 |
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| 27 | were [verb] to [be] [adv] [prep] | 10 |
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| 28 | were [verb] to [be] [adv prt] [prep] | 9 |
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| 29 | were [verb] to [be] hold [prep] | 8 |
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| 30 | were [verb] to [be] member [prep] | 7 |
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