| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 445 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 207 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] of [noun] | 177 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun prp] | 135 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] by [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 129 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] by [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 129 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] | 92 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] in [noun] | 83 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] in [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 65 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] in [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 65 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] with [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 63 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] with [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 63 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] to [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] to [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] as [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 35 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] as [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 35 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] by [noun] | 27 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] from [noun] | 22 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] for [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 21 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] for [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 21 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] with [noun] | 21 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] on [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 23 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] on [noun] | 19 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] on [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 25 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] at [noun] | 16 |
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| 26 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] for [noun] | 15 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] to [noun] | 12 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] [prep] terms [prep] [noun] | 12 |
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| 29 | were [vb pp] from [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 11 |
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| 30 | were [vb pp] from [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 11 |
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