| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] as [prep] | 42 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] as [prep] | 33 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] as [prep] | 8 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [vb pp] as [prep] | 8 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] as [prep] | 6 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] as [prep] | 5 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] as [prep] | 5 |
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| 8 | were [adv] [vb pp] as [prep] | 14 |
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| 9 | were [adv] [vb pp] as [prep] | 14 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] [adv] as [prep] | 8 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] as [verb] [prep] | 68 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] as [adj] [prep] | 62 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] as [adj] [prep] | 58 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] as [noun] [prep] | 40 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] as [vb pp] [prep] | 37 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] as [noun pl] [prep] | 34 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] as [v-ing] [prep] | 22 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] as described [prep] | 21 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] as describe [prep] | 21 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] as being [prep] | 10 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] as [being] [prep] | 10 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] as [be] [prep] | 10 |
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| 23 | were [vb pp] as be [prep] | 10 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] as [vb -s] [prep] | 9 |
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| 25 | were [vb pp] as [adv] [prep] | 9 |
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| 26 | were [vb pp] as [noun sg] [prep] | 5 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] as [adv prt] [prep] | 5 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] as [prep] [art] | 23 |
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| 29 | were [vb pp] as [prep] [art] | 23 |
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| 30 | were [vb pp] as [prep] the | 19 |
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