| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun prp] | 523 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 493 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] | 473 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 445 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] of [noun] | 298 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 257 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] in [noun] [prep] [noun] | 257 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] by [noun] [prep] [noun] | 256 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] in [noun] | 218 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] | 197 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] to [noun] [prep] [noun] | 145 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] on [noun] | 129 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] by [noun] | 112 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] with [noun] [prep] [noun] | 111 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] to [noun] | 104 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] from [noun] [prep] [noun] | 95 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] for [noun] [prep] [noun] | 87 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] with [noun] | 69 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] for [noun] | 66 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] on [noun] [prep] [noun] | 61 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] at [noun] | 58 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] from [noun] | 56 |
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| 23 | were [vb pp] at [noun] [prep] [noun] | 55 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] as [noun] [prep] [noun] | 49 |
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| 25 | were held [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 45 |
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| 26 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] [n mass] | 43 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] [prep] [n mass] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] into [noun] [prep] [noun] | 38 |
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| 29 | were taken [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 36 |
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| 30 | were made [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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