| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [be] | 46 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] not [prep] [be] | 19 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] not [prep] [be] | 19 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [not/n't] [prep] [be] | 19 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] [be] | 18 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [be] | 9 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [adj] [prep] [be] | 6 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] [adj] [prep] [be] | 5 |
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| 9 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 762 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 519 |
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| 11 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 309 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 167 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 151 |
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| 14 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 118 |
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| 15 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 116 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 74 |
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| 17 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 66 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 61 |
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| 19 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 61 |
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| 20 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 61 |
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| 21 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 54 |
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| 22 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 54 |
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| 23 | [conj] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 48 |
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| 24 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 44 |
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| 25 | [coord] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 34 |
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| 26 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 32 |
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| 27 | [det] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 30 |
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| 28 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 29 |
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| 29 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 29 |
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| 30 | [num] were [vb pp] [prep] [be] | 28 |
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