| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [vb pp] [conj] | 1264 |
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| 2 | were [adv] [verb] [coord] | 862 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [verb] and | 705 |
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| 4 | were [adv] [verb] and | 705 |
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| 5 | were [adv] [verb] [subord] | 464 |
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| 6 | were [adv] [verb] as | 241 |
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| 7 | were [adv] [verb] as | 241 |
|
| 8 | were [adv] [v-ing] [conj] | 133 |
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| 9 | were [adv] [verb] that | 104 |
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| 10 | were [adv] [verb] [that] | 104 |
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| 11 | were [adv] [verb] that | 104 |
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| 12 | were [adv] [verb] when | 103 |
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| 13 | were [adv] [verb] when | 103 |
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| 14 | were [adv] [verb] or | 101 |
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| 15 | were [adv] [verb] or | 101 |
|
| 16 | were also [verb] [conj] | 80 |
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| 17 | were well [verb] [conj] | 54 |
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| 18 | were still [verb] [conj] | 54 |
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| 19 | were [adv] [verb] but | 44 |
|
| 20 | were [adv] [verb] but | 44 |
|
| 21 | were then [verb] [conj] | 41 |
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| 22 | were often [verb] [conj] | 38 |
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| 23 | were either [verb] [conj] | 37 |
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| 24 | were already [verb] [conj] | 36 |
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| 25 | were widely [verb] [conj] | 33 |
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| 26 | were so [verb] [conj] | 31 |
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| 27 | were now [verb] [conj] | 29 |
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| 28 | were [adv] [verb] because | 29 |
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| 29 | were [adv] [verb] because | 29 |
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| 30 | were [adv] regard [conj] | 28 |
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