| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] were [verb] the | 50 |
|
| 2 | and were [verb] the | 43 |
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| 3 | and were [verb] the | 43 |
|
| 4 | [conj] were [v-ing] the | 43 |
|
| 5 | [that] were [verb] the | 31 |
|
| 6 | that were [verb] the | 31 |
|
| 7 | that were [verb] the | 31 |
|
| 8 | [conj] were [vb pp] the | 25 |
|
| 9 | [conj] were [to-vb] the | 14 |
|
| 10 | [conj] were give the | 11 |
|
| 11 | [conj] were given the | 10 |
|
| 12 | but were [verb] the | 6 |
|
| 13 | but were [verb] the | 6 |
|
| 14 | [conj] were do the | 5 |
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