| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1544 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1309 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1280 |
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| 4 | were [verb] by a [adj] [noun sg] | 329 |
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| 5 | were [verb] by a [adj] [noun sg] | 329 |
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| 6 | were [verb] in a [adj] [noun sg] | 320 |
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| 7 | were [verb] in a [adj] [noun sg] | 320 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun sg] | 265 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 223 |
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| 10 | were [verb] with a [adj] [noun sg] | 152 |
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| 11 | were [verb] with a [adj] [noun sg] | 152 |
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| 12 | were [verb] to a [adj] [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 13 | were [verb] to a [adj] [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 14 | were [verb] on a [adj] [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 15 | were [verb] on a [adj] [noun sg] | 113 |
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| 16 | were [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 17 | were [verb] for a [adj] [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 18 | were [verb] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 19 | were [verb] at a [adj] [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 20 | were [verb] as a [adj] [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 21 | were [verb] as a [adj] [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 22 | were [verb] into a [adj] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 23 | were [verb] into a [adj] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 24 | were [verb] from a [adj] [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 25 | were [verb] from a [adj] [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [prep] a new [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [prep] a single [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [prep] a small [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] a [adj] basis | 28 |
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| 30 | were treated [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 28 |
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