| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 9970 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 7362 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 2722 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 1995 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 1586 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 1233 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 1186 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 699 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 648 |
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| 10 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 457 |
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| 11 | we were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 410 |
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| 12 | we were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 405 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 362 |
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| 14 | [n mass] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 362 |
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| 15 | which were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 358 |
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| 16 | which were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 358 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 336 |
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| 18 | [coord] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 317 |
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| 19 | [num] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 315 |
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| 20 | who were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 309 |
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| 21 | who were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 309 |
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| 22 | [det] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 309 |
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| 23 | and were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 249 |
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| 24 | and were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 249 |
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| 25 | people were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 205 |
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| 26 | people were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 203 |
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| 27 | you were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 189 |
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| 28 | you were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 188 |
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| 29 | these were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 130 |
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| 30 | these were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 130 |
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