| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [adv] [noun] | 488 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [noun] | 427 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [noun pl] | 269 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [noun sg] | 165 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] not [noun] | 106 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [not/n't] [noun] | 106 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] not [noun] | 92 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [n mass] | 91 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] was [adv] [noun] | 80 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [noun prp] | 44 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] also [noun] | 38 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] also [noun] | 38 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] part | 37 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] part | 37 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] only [noun] | 36 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] only [noun] | 36 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv prt] [noun] | 28 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] just [noun] | 22 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] just [noun] | 22 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] about [noun] | 21 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] about [noun] | 21 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] still [noun] | 18 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] still [noun] | 18 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] up [noun] | 17 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] up [noun] | 17 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] now [noun] | 16 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] now [noun] | 16 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] members | 15 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] often [noun] | 15 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] member | 15 |
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