| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the | 884 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] out [prep] [art] | 358 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] up [prep] [art] | 313 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a | 259 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] by [art] | 253 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] in [art] | 218 |
|
| 7 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] to [art] | 202 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] off [prep] [art] | 90 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] down [prep] [art] | 87 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] of [art] | 83 |
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| 11 | were taken [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 82 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] on [prep] [art] | 82 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] on [art] | 79 |
|
| 14 | were [vb pp] in [prep] [art] | 75 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] over [prep] [art] | 72 |
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| 16 | were carried [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 70 |
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| 17 | were set [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 67 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] back [prep] [art] | 65 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] at [art] | 63 |
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| 20 | were brought [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 46 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] for [art] | 46 |
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| 22 | were laid [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 44 |
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| 23 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] with [art] | 43 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] from [art] | 37 |
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| 25 | were put [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 35 |
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| 26 | were sent [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 32 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] into [art] | 29 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] an | 28 |
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| 29 | were drawn [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 26 |
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| 30 | were called [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 24 |
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