| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 860 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 765 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] | 721 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] in a [adj] | 194 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] in a [adj] | 194 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] by a [adj] | 189 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] by a [adj] | 189 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] an [adj] | 139 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] with a [adj] | 82 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] with a [adj] | 82 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] to a [adj] | 75 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] to a [adj] | 75 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] on a [adj] | 63 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] on a [adj] | 63 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] a [num] | 38 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] from a [adj] | 36 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] from a [adj] | 36 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] at a [adj] | 34 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] at a [adj] | 34 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] as a [adj] | 32 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] as a [adj] | 32 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] into a [adj] | 30 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] into a [adj] | 30 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] a [adj -er] | 30 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a [adj] | 29 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a [adj] | 29 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] a single | 26 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] a single | 26 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] were made [prep] a [adj] | 25 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] a small | 19 |
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