| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 849 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 694 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 573 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 555 |
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| 5 | they were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 363 |
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| 6 | they were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 356 |
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| 7 | we were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 166 |
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| 8 | we were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 164 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 145 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 105 |
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| 11 | [conj] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 73 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 68 |
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| 13 | who were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 64 |
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| 14 | who were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 64 |
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| 15 | [adj] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 61 |
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| 16 | [coord] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 55 |
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| 17 | [n mass] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 44 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 42 |
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| 19 | which were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 41 |
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| 20 | which were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 41 |
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| 21 | and were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 38 |
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| 22 | and were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 38 |
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| 23 | you were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 24 | you were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 25 | [det] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 28 |
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| 26 | people were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 24 |
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| 27 | people were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 24 |
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| 28 | [verb] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 19 |
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| 29 | [adj] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 17 |
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| 30 | [adv] were [adj] [verb] [prep] | 16 |
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