| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [conj] | 4470 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [conj] | 3267 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [conj] | 952 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [conj] | 720 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [conj] | 715 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [conj] | 467 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [conj] | 449 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [vb pp] [conj] | 337 |
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| 9 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [conj] | 292 |
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| 10 | people were [vb pp] [conj] | 220 |
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| 11 | people were [vb pp] [conj] | 220 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [conj] | 195 |
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| 13 | we were [vb pp] [conj] | 171 |
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| 14 | we were [vb pp] [conj] | 166 |
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| 15 | [det] were [vb pp] [conj] | 162 |
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| 16 | [num] were [vb pp] [conj] | 150 |
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| 17 | [conj] were [vb pp] [conj] | 138 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [conj] | 114 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [conj] | 106 |
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| 20 | who were [vb pp] [conj] | 102 |
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| 21 | who were [vb pp] [conj] | 102 |
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| 22 | which were [vb pp] [conj] | 97 |
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| 23 | which were [vb pp] [conj] | 97 |
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| 24 | [coord] were [vb pp] [conj] | 81 |
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| 25 | these were [vb pp] [conj] | 60 |
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| 26 | these were [vb pp] [conj] | 60 |
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| 27 | and were [vb pp] [conj] | 60 |
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| 28 | and were [vb pp] [conj] | 60 |
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| 29 | man were [vb pp] [conj] | 52 |
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| 30 | that were [vb pp] [conj] | 51 |
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