| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | the [noun] were [verb] [pron] [prep] | 30 |
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| 2 | the [noun] were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 21 |
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| 3 | the [noun pl] were [verb] [pron] [prep] | 19 |
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| 4 | the [noun] were [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 17 |
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| 5 | the [noun] were [to-vb] [pron] [prep] | 8 |
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| 6 | the [noun] were [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] | 7 |
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| 7 | the [noun sg] were [verb] [pron] [prep] | 7 |
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| 8 | the [noun] were [verb] themselves [prep] | 6 |
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| 9 | the [noun] were [verb] themselves [prep] | 6 |
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| 10 | the [noun] were [verb] [indef pn] [prep] | 5 |
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