| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 4626 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 3303 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 1788 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 1213 |
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| 5 | they were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 878 |
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| 6 | they were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 850 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 833 |
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| 8 | [conj] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 397 |
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| 9 | [Wh det] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 369 |
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| 10 | which were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 354 |
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| 11 | which were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 354 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 342 |
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| 13 | [adj] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 329 |
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| 14 | [coord] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 288 |
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| 15 | and were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 219 |
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| 16 | and were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 219 |
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| 17 | we were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 210 |
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| 18 | we were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 207 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 191 |
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| 20 | [det] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 186 |
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| 21 | who were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 183 |
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| 22 | who were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 183 |
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| 23 | [n mass] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 144 |
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| 24 | these were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 118 |
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| 25 | these were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 118 |
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| 26 | that were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 105 |
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| 27 | [that] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 105 |
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| 28 | that were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 105 |
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| 29 | [num] were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 83 |
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| 30 | people were [adv] [verb] [prep] | 69 |
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