| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] at a [noun] | 131 |
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| 2 | were [verb] at a [noun sg] | 119 |
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| 3 | were [verb] at a [adj] | 80 |
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| 4 | were [verb] at a [adj] | 61 |
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| 5 | were [verb] at a time | 16 |
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| 6 | were [verb] at a time | 16 |
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| 7 | were [verb] at a meeting | 14 |
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| 8 | were [verb] at a meeting | 14 |
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| 9 | were [verb] at a [adj -er] | 11 |
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| 10 | were [verb] at a [adv] | 9 |
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| 11 | were [verb] at a table | 9 |
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| 12 | were [verb] at a table | 9 |
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| 13 | were [verb] at a [adv] | 9 |
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| 14 | were [verb] at a later | 8 |
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| 15 | were [verb] at a late | 8 |
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| 16 | were [verb] at a press | 7 |
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| 17 | were [verb] at a press | 7 |
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| 18 | were [verb] at a rate | 6 |
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| 19 | were [verb] at a rate | 6 |
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| 20 | were [verb] at a [num] | 6 |
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| 21 | [noun] were [verb] at a | 138 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were [verb] at a | 95 |
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| 23 | [pron] were [verb] at a | 47 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] were [verb] at a | 33 |
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| 25 | [noun sg] were [verb] at a | 23 |
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| 26 | they were [verb] at a | 20 |
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| 27 | they were [verb] at a | 18 |
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| 28 | [noun prp] were [verb] at a | 14 |
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| 29 | [adj] were [verb] at a | 13 |
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| 30 | we were [verb] at a | 12 |
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