| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [coord] [adv] [verb] | 94 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [conj] [adv] [vb pp] | 89 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] and [adv] [verb] | 78 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] and [adv] [verb] | 78 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [subord] [adv] [verb] | 30 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] as [adv] [verb] | 27 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] as [adv] [verb] | 27 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] [conj] then [verb] | 25 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [conj] [adv] [vb past] | 23 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] [conj] [adv] describe | 11 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] or [adv] [verb] | 11 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] or [adv] [verb] | 11 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] [conj] previously [verb] | 11 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] [conj] [adv] described | 11 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] [conj] [adv] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] [conj] later [verb] | 7 |
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| 17 | were prepared [conj] [adv] [verb] | 5 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] but [adv] [verb] | 5 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] but [adv] [verb] | 5 |
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