| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 729 |
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| 2 | [num] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 664 |
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| 3 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the | 541 |
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| 4 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the | 541 |
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| 5 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] in [art] | 211 |
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| 6 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] a | 180 |
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| 7 | two [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 171 |
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| 8 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] a | 148 |
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| 9 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] by [art] | 85 |
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| 10 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] to [art] | 67 |
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| 11 | [num] [noun pl] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 60 |
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| 12 | three [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 57 |
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| 13 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] from [art] | 55 |
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| 14 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] for [art] | 54 |
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| 15 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] at [art] | 50 |
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| 16 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] on [art] | 46 |
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| 17 | [num] [noun pl] were kill [prep] [art] | 36 |
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| 18 | [num] men were [verb] [prep] [art] | 36 |
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| 19 | [num] [noun pl] were killed [prep] [art] | 36 |
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| 20 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] an | 32 |
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| 21 | four [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 22 | six [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 24 |
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| 23 | [num] patients were [verb] [prep] [art] | 23 |
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| 24 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] with [art] | 22 |
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| 25 | [num] children were [verb] [prep] [art] | 19 |
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| 26 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] during [art] | 16 |
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| 27 | seven [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 16 |
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| 28 | five [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [art] | 14 |
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| 29 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] into [art] | 14 |
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| 30 | [num] [noun pl] were arrest [prep] [art] | 14 |
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