| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the | 1601 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 1173 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 897 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [adv] by [art] | 443 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a | 422 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [adv] in [art] | 415 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] out [prep] [art] | 358 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] out [prep] [art] | 358 |
|
| 9 | were [vb pp] up [prep] [art] | 313 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] up [prep] [art] | 313 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] [adv] to [art] | 266 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] [adv] on [art] | 147 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] [adv] at [art] | 106 |
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| 14 | were taken [adv] [prep] [art] | 103 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] off [prep] [art] | 90 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] [adv] of [art] | 90 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] off [prep] [art] | 90 |
|
| 18 | were [vb pp] [adv] with [art] | 89 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] down [prep] [art] | 87 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] down [prep] [art] | 87 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] [adv] for [art] | 82 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] on [prep] [art] | 82 |
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| 23 | were [vb pp] on [prep] [art] | 82 |
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| 24 | were set [adv] [prep] [art] | 79 |
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| 25 | were [vb pp] [adv] from [art] | 78 |
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| 26 | were [vb pp] together [prep] [art] | 76 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] together [prep] [art] | 76 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] in [prep] [art] | 75 |
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| 29 | were [vb pp] in [prep] [art] | 75 |
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| 30 | were carried [adv] [prep] [art] | 73 |
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