| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] | 57 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 54 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 46 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 38 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] it [prep] | 14 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] it [prep] | 14 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] made [verb] [pron] [prep] | 13 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] | 13 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] make [verb] [pron] [prep] | 13 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] themselves [prep] | 11 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] themselves [prep] | 11 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] him [prep] | 10 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] he [prep] | 10 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 10 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] them [prep] | 8 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] from | 8 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] they [prep] | 8 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] with | 8 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] in | 8 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] on | 7 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] into | 6 |
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| 22 | attempts [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 5 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] | 5 |
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