| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [vb pp] a [adj] [noun] | 214 |
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| 2 | [be] [vb pp] a long [noun] | 54 |
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| 3 | be [vb pp] a long [noun] | 54 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] a long [noun] | 22 |
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| 5 | were [verb] a long [noun] | 11 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [art] long [noun] | 9 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [art] long [noun] | 9 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] a long [noun] | 7 |
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