| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [prep] [adj] | 4256 |
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| 2 | were [verb] by [adj] | 1123 |
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| 3 | were [verb] in [adj] | 870 |
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| 4 | were [verb] with [adj] | 612 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 391 |
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| 6 | were [verb] to [adj] | 378 |
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| 7 | were [verb] for [adj] | 319 |
|
| 8 | were [verb] on [adj] | 275 |
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| 9 | were [verb] from [adj] | 251 |
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| 10 | were [verb] as [adj] | 164 |
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| 11 | were [verb] at [adj] | 162 |
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| 12 | were [verb] into [adj] | 152 |
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| 13 | were make [prep] [adj] | 132 |
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| 14 | were made [prep] [adj] | 131 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [prep] other | 118 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [prep] different | 97 |
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| 17 | were use [prep] [adj] | 95 |
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| 18 | were used [prep] [adj] | 95 |
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| 19 | were [verb] [prep] local | 88 |
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| 20 | were [verb] of [adj] | 84 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [prep] various | 73 |
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| 22 | were take [prep] [adj] | 58 |
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| 23 | were taken [prep] [adj] | 58 |
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| 24 | were base [prep] [adj] | 53 |
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| 25 | were based [prep] [adj] | 53 |
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| 26 | were cover [prep] [adj] | 52 |
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| 27 | were covered [prep] [adj] | 52 |
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| 28 | were [verb] under [adj] | 50 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] new | 49 |
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| 30 | were held [prep] [adj] | 46 |
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