| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] | 261 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] | 241 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] a [noun sg] | 176 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] | 85 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] up [prep] a [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] up [prep] a [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [adv] in a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] [adv] in a [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [adv] by a [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] [adv] by a [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] out [prep] a [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] out [prep] a [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] [adv] to a [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] [adv] to a [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] [adv] at a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] [adv] at a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] an [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] [adv] as a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] [adv] on a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] [adv] on a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] [adv] as a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] [adv] with a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 23 | were [vb pp] [adv] with a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] off [prep] a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 25 | were [vb pp] together [prep] a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 26 | were [vb pp] together [prep] a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] off [prep] a [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] [adv] for a [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 29 | were [vb pp] [adv] for a [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 30 | were [vb pp] in [prep] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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