| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [prep] [noun] | 2362 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [prep] [noun] | 1844 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [prep] [noun] | 1636 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [prep] [noun] | 1479 |
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| 5 | they were [prep] [noun] | 723 |
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| 6 | they were [prep] [noun] | 687 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [prep] [noun] | 407 |
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| 8 | we were [prep] [noun] | 367 |
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| 9 | we were [prep] [noun] | 361 |
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| 10 | you were [prep] [noun] | 264 |
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| 11 | you were [prep] [noun] | 264 |
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| 12 | [adj] were [prep] [noun] | 250 |
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| 13 | [noun prp] were [prep] [noun] | 222 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] were [prep] [noun] | 158 |
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| 15 | who were [prep] [noun] | 145 |
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| 16 | who were [prep] [noun] | 145 |
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| 17 | [num] were [prep] [noun] | 113 |
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| 18 | [conj] were [prep] [noun] | 107 |
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| 19 | [det] were [prep] [noun] | 104 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] were [prep] [noun] | 96 |
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| 21 | there were [prep] [noun] | 95 |
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| 22 | [ex0] were [prep] [noun] | 95 |
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| 23 | there were [prep] [noun] | 95 |
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| 24 | [n mass] were [prep] [noun] | 94 |
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| 25 | which were [prep] [noun] | 90 |
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| 26 | which were [prep] [noun] | 90 |
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| 27 | [verb] were [prep] [noun] | 62 |
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| 28 | that were [prep] [noun] | 60 |
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| 29 | [that] were [prep] [noun] | 60 |
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| 30 | that were [prep] [noun] | 60 |
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