| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 295 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 273 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] [art] [adj] | 257 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 252 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 152 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 152 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] a [adj] | 142 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] a [adj] | 113 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [v-ing] [art] [adj] | 36 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] an [adj] | 29 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] use [art] [adj] | 29 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] using [art] [adj] | 28 |
|
| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] asked [verb] [art] [adj] | 25 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] was [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 22 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] used [verb] [art] [adj] | 21 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] made [verb] [art] [adj] | 19 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [num] | 18 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] to have [art] [adj] | 14 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] have [art] [adj] | 14 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] required [verb] [art] [adj] | 13 |
|
| 21 | subjects [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 10 |
|
| 22 | attempts [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [adj] | 9 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [num ord] | 9 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] found [verb] [art] [adj] | 9 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] forced [verb] [art] [adj] | 9 |
|
| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] [det] | 9 |
|
| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] needed [verb] [art] [adj] | 9 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] designed [verb] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [art] new | 8 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] determined [verb] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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