| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [verb] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 81 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 81 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [verb] in a [noun] | 18 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [verb] in a [noun] | 18 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [verb] [adv] a [noun] | 18 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 16 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [verb] to a [noun] | 14 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [verb] to a [noun] | 14 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [verb] [vb pp] a [noun] | 12 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [verb] [adv prt] a [noun] | 12 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [verb] on a [noun] | 11 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [verb] on a [noun] | 11 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [verb] [pron] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [verb] for a [noun] | 8 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [verb] for a [noun] | 8 |
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| 17 | were [verb] [verb] [adj] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [verb] into a [noun] | 7 |
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| 19 | were [verb] [verb] into a [noun] | 7 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [verb] such a [noun] | 6 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [verb] such a [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [verb] [det] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [verb] as a [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | were [verb] [verb] as a [noun] | 6 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [verb] [adv] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [verb] up a [noun] | 5 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [verb] up a [noun] | 5 |
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| 28 | [noun] were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 167 |
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| 29 | [pron] were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 133 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 117 |
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