| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 2494 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 1762 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 688 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 564 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 457 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [prep] a | 376 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [prep] a | 365 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 164 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 160 |
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| 10 | we were [vb pp] [prep] a | 124 |
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| 11 | we were [vb pp] [prep] a | 121 |
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| 12 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 113 |
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| 13 | [conj] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 95 |
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| 14 | [det] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 83 |
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| 15 | [coord] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 77 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 71 |
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| 17 | which were [vb pp] [prep] a | 70 |
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| 18 | which were [vb pp] [prep] a | 70 |
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| 19 | and were [vb pp] [prep] a | 67 |
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| 20 | and were [vb pp] [prep] a | 67 |
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| 21 | [num] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 62 |
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| 22 | these were [vb pp] [prep] a | 48 |
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| 23 | these were [vb pp] [prep] a | 48 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] a | 46 |
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| 25 | people were [vb pp] [prep] a | 44 |
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| 26 | people were [vb pp] [prep] a | 44 |
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| 27 | who were [vb pp] [prep] a | 44 |
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| 28 | who were [vb pp] [prep] a | 44 |
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| 29 | you were [vb pp] [prep] a | 33 |
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| 30 | you were [vb pp] [prep] a | 33 |
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