| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [adj] [noun] | 1070 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] were [adj] [noun pl] | 1014 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [adj] [noun] | 923 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [adj] [noun sg] | 427 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] were [det] [noun] | 315 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] were [num] [noun] | 265 |
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| 7 | we were [adj] [noun] | 178 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] were all [noun] | 165 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] were all [noun] | 165 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] were [adj] year | 98 |
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| 11 | it were [adj] [noun] | 89 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] were [adj] years | 87 |
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| 13 | you were [adj] [noun] | 84 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] were [adj] [n mass] | 74 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] were two [noun] | 60 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] were two [noun] | 60 |
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| 17 | them were [adj] [noun] | 58 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] were [adj] people | 51 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] were [adj] people | 50 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] were good [noun] | 48 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] were good [noun] | 44 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] were [adj] man | 43 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] were [adj] men | 42 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] were some [noun] | 40 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] were some [noun] | 40 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] were both [noun] | 39 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] were both [noun] | 39 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] were [adj] friends | 38 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] were [adj] friend | 38 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] were [adj] [noun prp] | 38 |
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