| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] | 830 |
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| 2 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 633 |
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| 3 | were [not/n't] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 303 |
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| 4 | were not [adv] [verb] [prep] | 303 |
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| 5 | were not [adv] [verb] [prep] | 267 |
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| 6 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] by | 203 |
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| 7 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] in | 160 |
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| 8 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] to | 130 |
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| 9 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] with | 102 |
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| 10 | were [adv] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 90 |
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| 11 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] for | 66 |
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| 12 | were [adv] longer [verb] [prep] | 52 |
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| 13 | were no [adv] [verb] [prep] | 52 |
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| 14 | were no [adv] [verb] [prep] | 52 |
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| 15 | were more [adv] [verb] [prep] | 50 |
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| 16 | were more [adv] [verb] [prep] | 50 |
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| 17 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] on | 46 |
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| 18 | were also [adv] [verb] [prep] | 43 |
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| 19 | were also [adv] [verb] [prep] | 43 |
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| 20 | were [adv] well [verb] [prep] | 42 |
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| 21 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] at | 41 |
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| 22 | were n't [adv] [verb] [prep] | 36 |
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| 23 | were so [adv] [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 24 | were so [adv] [verb] [prep] | 34 |
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| 25 | were very [adv] [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 26 | were very [adv] [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 27 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] from | 32 |
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| 28 | were almost [adv] [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 29 | were almost [adv] [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 30 | were [adv] closely [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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