| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [verb] [adj] | 1958 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [verb] [adj] | 1729 |
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| 3 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adj] | 1659 |
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| 4 | [noun] were [v-ing] [adj] | 979 |
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| 5 | [noun] were [verb] [det] | 463 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] were [verb] [adj] | 448 |
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| 7 | [noun] were [verb] [num] | 348 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] were [verb] [adj] | 261 |
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| 9 | [noun] were make [adj] | 226 |
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| 10 | [noun] were [verb] [num ord] | 187 |
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| 11 | [noun] were [to-vb] [adj] | 176 |
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| 12 | [noun] were made [adj] | 173 |
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| 13 | [noun] were give [adj] | 171 |
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| 14 | [noun] were given [adj] | 163 |
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| 15 | [n mass] were [verb] [adj] | 147 |
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| 16 | [noun] were [verb] last | 143 |
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| 17 | [noun] were [verb] last | 143 |
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| 18 | people were [verb] [adj] | 97 |
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| 19 | people were [verb] [adj] | 97 |
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| 20 | [noun] were [verb] dead | 93 |
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| 21 | [noun] were [verb] dead | 93 |
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| 22 | [noun] were become [adj] | 91 |
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| 23 | [noun] were [verb] [adj -er] | 88 |
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| 24 | [noun] were get [adj] | 84 |
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| 25 | [noun] were becoming [adj] | 80 |
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| 26 | [noun] were getting [adj] | 79 |
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| 27 | [noun] were [verb] this | 73 |
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| 28 | [noun] were [verb] this | 73 |
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| 29 | [noun] were [verb] some | 67 |
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| 30 | [noun] were [verb] some | 67 |
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