| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun pl] were [verb] [to-vb] the [adj] | 138 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the [adj] | 136 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the [adj] | 118 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] [verb] the [adj] | 14 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were use [verb] the [adj] | 12 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were used [verb] the [adj] | 12 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] were make [verb] the [adj] | 12 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] were made [verb] the [adj] | 12 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] were [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 12 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were ask [verb] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the [num] | 11 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were asked [verb] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the [det] | 9 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the [num ord] | 9 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the same | 8 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were [verb] use the [adj] | 8 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the same | 8 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] were [verb] using the [adj] | 8 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the first | 6 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] the first | 6 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were needed [verb] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were need [verb] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 23 | attempts were [verb] [verb] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were require [verb] the [adj] | 5 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were invite [verb] the [adj] | 5 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] were required [verb] the [adj] | 5 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] were invited [verb] the [adj] | 5 |
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