| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [noun pl] were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 55 |
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| 2 | [pos pn] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 50 |
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| 3 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 4 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 5 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 6 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] | 26 |
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| 7 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 22 |
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| 8 | his [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 19 |
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| 9 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [det] [noun] | 19 |
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| 10 | his [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 19 |
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| 11 | their [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 12 | their [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 13 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 15 | whose [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 16 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] | 7 |
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| 17 | whose [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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| 18 | my [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | my [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 20 | [pron] [noun pl] was [verb] [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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| 21 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] that [noun] | 5 |
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| 22 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] that [noun] | 5 |
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