| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 66 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 57 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] | 42 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [verb] in a [noun] | 18 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [verb] in a [noun] | 18 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [verb] to a [noun] | 14 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] [verb] to a [noun] | 14 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 12 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] [verb] on a [noun] | 11 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] [verb] on a [noun] | 11 |
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| 13 | were asked [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] an [noun] | 9 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] [verb] for a [noun] | 6 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] kill [prep] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] accord [prep] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 18 | were expected [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] killed [prep] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] [verb] for a [noun] | 6 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] according [prep] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | were reported [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 5 |
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