| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] were compared [prep] [noun] | 27 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were compared [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] were compared [prep] [noun] | 6 |
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| 4 | were compared [prep] [art] [noun] | 29 |
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| 5 | were compared [prep] [art] [noun] | 29 |
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| 6 | were compared [prep] the [noun] | 22 |
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| 7 | were compared [prep] the [noun] | 22 |
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| 8 | were compared [prep] [adj] [noun] | 21 |
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| 9 | were compared [prep] [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 10 | were compared [prep] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 11 | were compared [prep] [num] [noun] | 5 |
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| 12 | were compared [prep] [noun] [prep] | 17 |
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| 13 | were compared [prep] [noun] [prep] | 17 |
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| 14 | were compared [prep] [noun] of | 8 |
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| 15 | were compared [prep] [noun] of | 8 |
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