| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [prep] the | 1300 |
|
| 2 | were [adv] [prep] [art] | 929 |
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| 3 | were [adv] in [art] | 530 |
|
| 4 | were [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 392 |
|
| 5 | were not [prep] [art] | 288 |
|
| 6 | were [not/n't] [prep] [art] | 288 |
|
| 7 | were [adv] [prep] a | 257 |
|
| 8 | were [adv] on [art] | 239 |
|
| 9 | were not [prep] [art] | 206 |
|
| 10 | were [adv] at [art] | 158 |
|
| 11 | were [adv] for [art] | 144 |
|
| 12 | were out [prep] [art] | 134 |
|
| 13 | were out [prep] [art] | 134 |
|
| 14 | were still [prep] [art] | 134 |
|
| 15 | were still [prep] [art] | 134 |
|
| 16 | were [adv] of [art] | 116 |
|
| 17 | were n't [prep] [art] | 82 |
|
| 18 | were back [prep] [art] | 76 |
|
| 19 | were back [prep] [art] | 76 |
|
| 20 | were [adv] to [art] | 53 |
|
| 21 | were also [prep] [art] | 52 |
|
| 22 | were also [prep] [art] | 52 |
|
| 23 | were now [prep] [art] | 49 |
|
| 24 | were now [prep] [art] | 49 |
|
| 25 | were there [prep] [art] | 48 |
|
| 26 | were there [prep] [art] | 48 |
|
| 27 | were in [prep] [art] | 46 |
|
| 28 | were in [prep] [art] | 46 |
|
| 29 | were already [prep] [art] | 43 |
|
| 30 | were already [prep] [art] | 43 |
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