| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 1841 |
|
| 2 | were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 913 |
|
| 3 | were [adj] [to-vb] [prep] | 876 |
|
| 4 | were [adj] [vb pp] [prep] | 736 |
|
| 5 | were [det] [verb] [prep] | 659 |
|
| 6 | were all [verb] [prep] | 471 |
|
| 7 | were all [verb] [prep] | 471 |
|
| 8 | were [adj] [verb] in | 383 |
|
| 9 | were [adj] [verb] in | 383 |
|
| 10 | were [adj] [verb] to | 274 |
|
| 11 | were [adj] [verb] to | 274 |
|
| 12 | were [num ord] [verb] [prep] | 259 |
|
| 13 | were first [verb] [prep] | 228 |
|
| 14 | were first [verb] [prep] | 228 |
|
| 15 | were able [verb] [prep] | 217 |
|
| 16 | were able [verb] [prep] | 217 |
|
| 17 | were [adj] [verb] with | 179 |
|
| 18 | were [adj] [verb] with | 179 |
|
| 19 | were [adj] [v-ing] [prep] | 179 |
|
| 20 | were [adj] [verb] on | 163 |
|
| 21 | were [adj] [verb] on | 163 |
|
| 22 | were [adj] [verb] by | 161 |
|
| 23 | were [adj] [verb] by | 161 |
|
| 24 | were [adj] [verb] for | 124 |
|
| 25 | were [adj] [verb] for | 124 |
|
| 26 | were [adj] [verb] at | 120 |
|
| 27 | were [adj] [verb] at | 120 |
|
| 28 | were prepared [verb] [prep] | 86 |
|
| 29 | were prepared [verb] [prep] | 86 |
|
| 30 | were unable [verb] [prep] | 77 |
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