| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [adv] [noun] | 1159 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [adv] [noun] | 706 |
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| 3 | there were [adv] [noun] | 515 |
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| 4 | [ex0] were [adv] [noun] | 515 |
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| 5 | there were [adv] [noun] | 515 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [adv] [noun] | 488 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] were [adv] [noun] | 470 |
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| 8 | they were [adv] [noun] | 348 |
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| 9 | they were [adv] [noun] | 342 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] were [adv] [noun] | 130 |
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| 11 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [noun] | 114 |
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| 12 | who were [adv] [noun] | 107 |
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| 13 | who were [adv] [noun] | 107 |
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| 14 | [adj] were [adv] [noun] | 97 |
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| 15 | [noun prp] were [adv] [noun] | 70 |
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| 16 | we were [adv] [noun] | 69 |
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| 17 | we were [adv] [noun] | 67 |
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| 18 | [conj] were [adv] [noun] | 63 |
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| 19 | [det] were [adv] [noun] | 63 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] were [adv] [noun] | 59 |
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| 21 | which were [adv] [noun] | 49 |
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| 22 | which were [adv] [noun] | 49 |
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| 23 | these were [adv] [noun] | 45 |
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| 24 | these were [adv] [noun] | 45 |
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| 25 | that were [adv] [noun] | 31 |
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| 26 | [that] were [adv] [noun] | 31 |
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| 27 | that were [adv] [noun] | 31 |
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| 28 | [num] were [adv] [noun] | 29 |
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| 29 | [coord] were [adv] [noun] | 28 |
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| 30 | you were [adv] [noun] | 25 |
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