| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv] | 6639 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv] | 4927 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [adv] | 2009 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [adv] | 1528 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [adv] | 1144 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [adv] | 989 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [adv] | 963 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [vb pp] [adv] | 414 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [adv] | 390 |
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| 10 | [conj] were [vb pp] [adv] | 387 |
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| 11 | we were [vb pp] [adv] | 306 |
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| 12 | we were [vb pp] [adv] | 295 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [adv] | 275 |
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| 14 | which were [vb pp] [adv] | 271 |
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| 15 | which were [vb pp] [adv] | 271 |
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| 16 | [coord] were [vb pp] [adv] | 235 |
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| 17 | [det] were [vb pp] [adv] | 210 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [adv] | 184 |
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| 19 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [adv] | 177 |
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| 20 | who were [vb pp] [adv] | 177 |
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| 21 | who were [vb pp] [adv] | 177 |
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| 22 | and were [vb pp] [adv] | 176 |
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| 23 | and were [vb pp] [adv] | 176 |
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| 24 | [num] were [vb pp] [adv] | 150 |
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| 25 | [that] were [vb pp] [adv] | 146 |
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| 26 | that were [vb pp] [adv] | 146 |
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| 27 | that were [vb pp] [adv] | 146 |
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| 28 | you were [vb pp] [adv] | 141 |
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| 29 | you were [vb pp] [adv] | 141 |
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| 30 | these were [vb pp] [adv] | 99 |
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