| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 9099 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 5140 |
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| 3 | [noun] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 3745 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 3137 |
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| 5 | [art] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 3133 |
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| 6 | [art] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 3133 |
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| 7 | the [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 3014 |
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| 8 | the [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 3014 |
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| 9 | [det] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 1856 |
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| 10 | [num] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 1802 |
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| 11 | [conj] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 1324 |
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| 12 | [pron] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 1292 |
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| 13 | [pos pn] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 1024 |
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| 14 | [coord] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 823 |
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| 15 | and [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 764 |
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| 16 | and [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 764 |
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| 17 | these [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 732 |
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| 18 | these [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 732 |
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| 19 | [prep] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 549 |
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| 20 | [prep] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 549 |
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| 21 | [unc] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 486 |
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| 22 | of [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 438 |
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| 23 | of [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 438 |
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| 24 | ['s] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 415 |
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| 25 | [noun prp] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 372 |
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| 26 | his [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 360 |
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| 27 | his [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 360 |
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| 28 | [subord] [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 356 |
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| 29 | 's [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 354 |
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| 30 | 's [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] | 354 |
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