| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 863 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 590 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 456 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 279 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 183 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [prep] [be] | 180 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [prep] [be] | 176 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 77 |
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| 9 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 72 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 64 |
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| 11 | which were [verb] [prep] [be] | 63 |
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| 12 | which were [verb] [prep] [be] | 63 |
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| 13 | who were [verb] [prep] [be] | 57 |
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| 14 | who were [verb] [prep] [be] | 57 |
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| 15 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 54 |
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| 16 | we were [verb] [prep] [be] | 51 |
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| 17 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 51 |
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| 18 | we were [verb] [prep] [be] | 50 |
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| 19 | [n mass] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 39 |
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| 20 | you were [verb] [prep] [be] | 36 |
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| 21 | you were [verb] [prep] [be] | 36 |
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| 22 | [coord] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 35 |
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| 23 | [det] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 34 |
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| 24 | there were [verb] [prep] [be] | 33 |
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| 25 | [ex0] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 33 |
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| 26 | there were [verb] [prep] [be] | 33 |
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| 27 | and were [verb] [prep] [be] | 29 |
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| 28 | and were [verb] [prep] [be] | 29 |
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| 29 | [num] were [verb] [prep] [be] | 29 |
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| 30 | people were [verb] [prep] [be] | 20 |
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