| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 84 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 84 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] | 68 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 52 |
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| 5 | [pron] were [verb] in the [num ord] | 36 |
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| 6 | [pron] were [verb] in the [num ord] | 36 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 34 |
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| 8 | they were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 30 |
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| 9 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the first | 28 |
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| 10 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 22 |
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| 11 | which were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 21 |
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| 12 | which were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 21 |
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| 13 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] | 14 |
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| 14 | we were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 13 |
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| 15 | we were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 13 |
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| 16 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the second | 12 |
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| 17 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the last | 12 |
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| 18 | who were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 9 |
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| 19 | who were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 9 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 9 |
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| 21 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] the next | 8 |
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| 22 | [pron] were [verb] on the [num ord] | 7 |
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| 23 | [pron] were [verb] on the [num ord] | 7 |
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| 24 | [pron] were [verb] at the [num ord] | 6 |
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| 25 | [pron] were [verb] at the [num ord] | 6 |
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| 26 | [pron] were [verb] by the [num ord] | 5 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [verb] by the [num ord] | 5 |
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| 28 | [pron] were [verb] for the [num ord] | 5 |
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| 29 | [pron] were [verb] for the [num ord] | 5 |
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