| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] [prep] the | 613 |
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| 2 | [noun] [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] the | 455 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [pron] were [verb] [prep] the | 381 |
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| 4 | [noun] [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] the | 247 |
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| 5 | [noun] which were [verb] [prep] the | 245 |
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| 6 | [noun] which were [verb] [prep] the | 245 |
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| 7 | [noun] who were [verb] [prep] the | 216 |
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| 8 | [noun] who were [verb] [prep] the | 216 |
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| 9 | [noun] [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] the | 216 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [pron] were [verb] [prep] the | 173 |
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| 11 | [noun] [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] the | 144 |
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| 12 | [noun] [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the | 142 |
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| 13 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] in the | 136 |
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| 14 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] in the | 136 |
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| 15 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] by the | 117 |
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| 16 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] by the | 117 |
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| 17 | [noun] they were [verb] [prep] the | 76 |
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| 18 | [noun] they were [verb] [prep] the | 76 |
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| 19 | [noun] we were [verb] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 20 | [noun] we were [verb] [prep] the | 51 |
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| 21 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] to the | 48 |
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| 22 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] to the | 48 |
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| 23 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] on the | 47 |
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| 24 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] on the | 47 |
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| 25 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] at the | 40 |
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| 26 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] at the | 40 |
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| 27 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] for the | 34 |
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| 28 | [noun] [pron] were [verb] for the | 34 |
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| 29 | [n mass] [pron] were [verb] [prep] the | 33 |
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| 30 | people [pron] were [verb] [prep] the | 28 |
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