| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 411 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adj] | 374 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [verb] | 364 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [vb pp] | 224 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adv] | 201 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [adv] | 193 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [v-ing] | 140 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [prep] | 131 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [prep] | 131 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [art] | 93 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [art] | 93 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [noun] | 71 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] in | 53 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] in | 53 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] the | 52 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] the | 52 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [noun pl] | 49 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] a | 39 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] a | 29 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] more | 25 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] more | 25 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [num] | 19 |
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| 23 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] at | 19 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] at | 19 |
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| 25 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] of | 18 |
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| 26 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] of | 18 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] too | 13 |
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| 29 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] too | 13 |
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| 30 | were [vb pp] [prep] [be] an | 10 |
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