| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 713 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 514 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 123 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 95 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 83 |
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| 6 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 49 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 40 |
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| 8 | they were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 38 |
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| 9 | people were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 38 |
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| 10 | people were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 38 |
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| 11 | we were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 32 |
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| 12 | we were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 32 |
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| 13 | [adj] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 30 |
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| 14 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 27 |
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| 15 | [conj] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 19 |
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| 16 | [det] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 15 |
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| 17 | [num] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 14 |
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| 18 | [coord] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 11 |
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| 19 | these were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 10 |
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| 20 | these were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 10 |
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| 21 | it were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 8 |
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| 22 | it were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 8 |
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| 23 | police were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 8 |
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| 24 | police were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 8 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 7 |
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| 26 | who were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 7 |
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| 27 | who were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 7 |
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| 28 | man were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 6 |
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| 29 | that were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 6 |
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| 30 | fear were [vb pp] [conj] [art] | 6 |
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