| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 2908 |
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| 2 | were [prep] the [noun] | 2599 |
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| 3 | were in [art] [noun] | 1310 |
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| 4 | were on [art] [noun] | 691 |
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| 5 | were [prep] a [noun] | 609 |
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| 6 | were at [art] [noun] | 408 |
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| 7 | were [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 323 |
|
| 8 | were [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 126 |
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| 9 | were [prep] no [noun] | 113 |
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| 10 | were under [art] [noun] | 105 |
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| 11 | were of [art] [noun] | 104 |
|
| 12 | were from [art] [noun] | 76 |
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| 13 | were among [art] [noun] | 72 |
|
| 14 | were for [art] [noun] | 60 |
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| 15 | were like [art] [noun] | 60 |
|
| 16 | were [prep] an [noun] | 58 |
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| 17 | were [prep] [art] position | 53 |
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| 18 | were [prep] [art] position | 52 |
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| 19 | were [prep] [art] way | 46 |
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| 20 | were [prep] [art] way | 46 |
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| 21 | were with [art] [noun] | 45 |
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| 22 | were to [art] [noun] | 39 |
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| 23 | were [prep] [art] time | 33 |
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| 24 | were [prep] [art] time | 33 |
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| 25 | were [prep] [art] middle | 32 |
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| 26 | were [prep] [art] middle | 32 |
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| 27 | were [prep] [art] verge | 31 |
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| 28 | were [prep] [art] verge | 31 |
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| 29 | were [prep] [art] top | 31 |
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| 30 | were [prep] [art] top | 31 |
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