| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 2755 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] | 1651 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1279 |
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| 4 | were [verb] by [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 714 |
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| 5 | were [verb] in [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 635 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 415 |
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| 7 | were [verb] to [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 328 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun sg] | 265 |
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| 9 | were [verb] with [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 252 |
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| 10 | were [verb] on [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 219 |
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| 11 | were [verb] from [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 163 |
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| 12 | were [verb] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 153 |
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| 13 | were [verb] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 143 |
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| 14 | were [verb] into [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 116 |
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| 15 | were [verb] as [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 99 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [prep] [art] new [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 17 | were make [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 75 |
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| 18 | were made [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 75 |
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| 19 | were [verb] [prep] [art] national [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [prep] [art] small [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [prep] [art] single [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 22 | were [to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 23 | were [verb] under [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 24 | were treat [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 25 | were treated [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [prep] [art] local [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 27 | were take [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 28 | were taken [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] basis | 33 |
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| 30 | were [verb] over [art] [adj] [noun sg] | 32 |
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