| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 1359 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 1359 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 1240 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun prp] | 564 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 558 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] | 534 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 475 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] of [noun] | 323 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] of [noun] | 323 |
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| 10 | were [verb] in [noun] [prep] [noun] | 279 |
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| 11 | were [verb] in [noun] [prep] [noun] | 279 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 278 |
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| 13 | were [verb] by [noun] [prep] [noun] | 257 |
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| 14 | were [verb] by [noun] [prep] [noun] | 257 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] in [noun] | 236 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] in [noun] | 236 |
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| 17 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] | 210 |
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| 18 | were [verb] to [noun] [prep] [noun] | 158 |
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| 19 | were [verb] to [noun] [prep] [noun] | 158 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] on [noun] | 134 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] on [noun] | 134 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] to [noun] | 132 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] to [noun] | 132 |
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| 24 | were [verb] from [noun] [prep] [noun] | 120 |
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| 25 | were [verb] from [noun] [prep] [noun] | 120 |
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| 26 | were [verb] with [noun] [prep] [noun] | 116 |
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| 27 | were [verb] with [noun] [prep] [noun] | 116 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] by [noun] | 114 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] by [noun] | 114 |
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| 30 | were [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 104 |
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