| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun sg] were [verb] | 3174 |
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| 2 | [art] [noun sg] were [verb] | 3004 |
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| 3 | [art] [noun sg] were [verb] | 3004 |
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| 4 | the [noun sg] were [verb] | 2593 |
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| 5 | the [noun sg] were [verb] | 2593 |
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| 6 | [adj] [noun sg] were [verb] | 2339 |
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| 7 | [noun] [noun sg] were [verb] | 2110 |
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| 8 | [prep] [noun sg] were [verb] | 1704 |
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| 9 | [prep] [noun sg] were [verb] | 1704 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [noun sg] were [verb] | 1548 |
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| 11 | [conj] [noun sg] were [verb] | 1260 |
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| 12 | [coord] [noun sg] were [verb] | 1145 |
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| 13 | of [noun sg] were [verb] | 1122 |
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| 14 | of [noun sg] were [verb] | 1122 |
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| 15 | and [noun sg] were [verb] | 1087 |
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| 16 | and [noun sg] were [verb] | 1087 |
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| 17 | [pron] [noun sg] were [verb] | 573 |
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| 18 | [pos pn] [noun sg] were [verb] | 563 |
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| 19 | [det] [noun sg] were [verb] | 529 |
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| 20 | [noun prp] [noun sg] were [verb] | 433 |
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| 21 | a [noun sg] were [verb] | 390 |
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| 22 | a [noun sg] were [verb] | 343 |
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| 23 | [unc] [noun sg] were [verb] | 306 |
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| 24 | his [noun sg] were [verb] | 273 |
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| 25 | his [noun sg] were [verb] | 273 |
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| 26 | ['s] [noun sg] were [verb] | 260 |
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| 27 | this [noun sg] were [verb] | 252 |
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| 28 | this [noun sg] were [verb] | 252 |
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| 29 | 's [noun sg] were [verb] | 231 |
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| 30 | 's [noun sg] were [verb] | 231 |
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