| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [verb] the | 749 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] [art] | 709 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [art] | 512 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] were [verb] a | 501 |
|
| 5 | [noun pl] were give [art] | 187 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were given [art] | 180 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] were [to-vb] [art] | 169 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] were [verb] an | 86 |
|
| 9 | [noun pl] were take [art] | 40 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were [verb] every | 39 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were make [art] | 37 |
|
| 12 | men were [verb] [art] | 35 |
|
| 13 | police were [verb] [art] | 28 |
|
| 14 | [noun pl] were use [art] | 26 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were taking [art] | 26 |
|
| 16 | women were [verb] [art] | 25 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] were have [art] | 25 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] were making [art] | 21 |
|
| 19 | [noun pl] were allow [art] | 20 |
|
| 20 | [noun pl] were do [art] | 19 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were allowed [art] | 19 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were using [art] | 19 |
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| 23 | children were [verb] [art] | 19 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were doing [art] | 18 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were [verb] no | 16 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] were play [art] | 16 |
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| 27 | subjects were [verb] [art] | 16 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] were get [art] | 16 |
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| 29 | workers were [verb] [art] | 16 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] were getting [art] | 16 |
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