| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [adj] | 2937 |
|
| 2 | were [vb pp] [adj] | 2704 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [adj] | 2071 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [det] | 1143 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] [num] | 697 |
|
| 6 | were [to-vb] [adj] | 428 |
|
| 7 | were make [adj] | 357 |
|
| 8 | were [verb] [num ord] | 309 |
|
| 9 | were give [adj] | 303 |
|
| 10 | were given [adj] | 282 |
|
| 11 | were made [adj] | 265 |
|
| 12 | were [verb] last | 226 |
|
| 13 | were [verb] last | 226 |
|
| 14 | were [verb] this | 218 |
|
| 15 | were [verb] this | 218 |
|
| 16 | were [verb] that | 176 |
|
| 17 | were [verb] that | 176 |
|
| 18 | were get [adj] | 165 |
|
| 19 | were getting [adj] | 155 |
|
| 20 | were do [adj] | 154 |
|
| 21 | were [verb] some | 150 |
|
| 22 | were [verb] some | 150 |
|
| 23 | were become [adj] | 149 |
|
| 24 | were doing [adj] | 141 |
|
| 25 | were find [adj] | 133 |
|
| 26 | were [verb] all | 126 |
|
| 27 | were [verb] all | 126 |
|
| 28 | were [verb] [adj -er] | 125 |
|
| 29 | were [verb] dead | 124 |
|
| 30 | were [verb] dead | 124 |
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