| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] | 1974 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] | 1714 |
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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 [art] [adj] | 623 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] by [art] [adj] | 534 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] to [art] [adj] | 244 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 210 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [num] | 200 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] with [art] [adj] | 182 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] on [art] [adj] | 159 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] from [art] [adj] | 157 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] an [adj] | 139 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for [art] [adj] | 136 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [det] | 122 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] at [art] [adj] | 100 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were made [prep] [art] [adj] | 99 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] same | 98 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] same | 98 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] first | 86 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] first | 86 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] into [art] [adj] | 69 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] as [art] [adj] | 59 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 57 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] during [art] [adj] | 52 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were taken [prep] [art] [adj] | 48 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] new | 46 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] new | 46 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] national | 38 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] national | 38 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] were held [prep] [art] [adj] | 37 |
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