| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 903 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 672 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 282 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 216 |
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| 5 | they were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 155 |
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| 6 | they were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 150 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 147 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 77 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 57 |
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| 10 | [conj] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 57 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 43 |
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| 12 | which were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 42 |
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| 13 | we were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 42 |
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| 14 | which were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 42 |
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| 15 | we were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 41 |
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| 16 | [coord] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 38 |
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| 17 | [det] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 38 |
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| 18 | and were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 30 |
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| 19 | and were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 30 |
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| 20 | [n mass] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 27 |
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| 21 | [num] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 26 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 22 |
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| 23 | who were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 20 |
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| 24 | these were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 20 |
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| 25 | these were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 20 |
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| 26 | who were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 20 |
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| 27 | [that] were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 18 |
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| 28 | that were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 18 |
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| 29 | that were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 18 |
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| 30 | people were [adv] [verb] [conj] | 16 |
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