| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 1249 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 885 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 477 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 341 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 230 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 220 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 214 |
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| 8 | [conj] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 129 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 86 |
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| 10 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 70 |
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| 11 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 69 |
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| 12 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 69 |
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| 13 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 68 |
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| 14 | that were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 67 |
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| 15 | that were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 67 |
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| 16 | [that] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 67 |
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| 17 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 63 |
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| 18 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 62 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 61 |
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| 20 | [coord] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 60 |
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| 21 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 59 |
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| 22 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 59 |
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| 23 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 48 |
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| 24 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 48 |
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| 25 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 47 |
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| 26 | [det] were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 36 |
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| 27 | you were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 28 |
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| 28 | you were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 28 |
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| 29 | people were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 26 |
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| 30 | people were [vb pp] [prep] [pron] | 26 |
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