| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the [noun pl] were [verb] back | 53 |
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| 2 | the [noun pl] were [verb] back | 53 |
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| 3 | [art] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 53 |
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| 4 | [art] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 53 |
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| 5 | [adj] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 45 |
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| 6 | [adj] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 29 |
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| 7 | [pron] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 22 |
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| 8 | [pos pn] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 20 |
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| 9 | [noun] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 14 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 12 |
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| 11 | [det] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 10 |
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| 12 | his [noun pl] were [verb] back | 9 |
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| 13 | his [noun pl] were [verb] back | 9 |
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| 14 | their [noun pl] were [verb] back | 6 |
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| 15 | their [noun pl] were [verb] back | 6 |
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| 16 | 's [noun pl] were [verb] back | 6 |
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| 17 | 's [noun pl] were [verb] back | 6 |
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| 18 | [unc] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 6 |
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| 19 | ['s] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 6 |
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| 20 | [conj] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 5 |
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| 21 | [num] [noun pl] were [verb] back | 5 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [pron] were [verb] back | 11 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [Wh pn] were [verb] back | 7 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] who were [verb] back | 7 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] who were [verb] back | 7 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [conj] were [verb] back | 5 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] were [adv] [verb] back | 25 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] were [adv] [verb] back | 23 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] back | 11 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] were being [verb] back | 10 |
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