| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the | 820 |
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| 2 | the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] the | 820 |
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| 3 | the [noun pl] [be] [verb] in the | 391 |
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| 4 | the [noun pl] be [verb] in the | 391 |
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| 5 | the [noun pl] were [verb] in [art] | 203 |
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| 6 | the [noun pl] were [verb] in [art] | 203 |
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| 7 | the [noun] were [verb] in the | 191 |
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| 8 | [art] [noun pl] were [verb] in the | 134 |
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| 9 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] in the | 129 |
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| 10 | the [noun pl] were [verb] in the | 118 |
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| 11 | the [noun pl] were [verb] in the | 118 |
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