| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 1322 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 966 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 427 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 317 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 231 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 217 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 210 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 87 |
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| 9 | [adj] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 81 |
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| 10 | [conj] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 77 |
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| 11 | we were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 65 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 63 |
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| 13 | we were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 62 |
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| 14 | which were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 62 |
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| 15 | which were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 62 |
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| 16 | [coord] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 48 |
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| 17 | [det] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 45 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 42 |
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| 19 | who were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 41 |
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| 20 | who were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 41 |
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| 21 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 38 |
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| 22 | and were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 37 |
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| 23 | and were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 37 |
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| 24 | [that] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 29 |
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| 25 | that were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 29 |
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| 26 | that were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 29 |
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| 27 | [num] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 27 |
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| 28 | these were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 25 |
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| 29 | these were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 25 |
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| 30 | [verb] were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [art] | 17 |
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