| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | people were [verb] [adv] | 203 |
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| 2 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [adv] | 177 |
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| 3 | [n mass] were [verb] [adv prt] | 173 |
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| 4 | [n mass] were [v-ing] [adv] | 162 |
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| 5 | [n mass] were [verb] [adv] | 158 |
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| 6 | [n mass] were [verb] up | 43 |
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| 7 | [n mass] were [verb] up | 43 |
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| 8 | [n mass] were [verb] out | 40 |
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| 9 | [n mass] were [verb] out | 40 |
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| 10 | staff were [verb] [adv] | 36 |
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| 11 | [n mass] were come [adv] | 27 |
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| 12 | [n mass] were coming [adv] | 27 |
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| 13 | [n mass] were [verb] in | 22 |
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| 14 | [n mass] were [verb] in | 22 |
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| 15 | [n mass] were [verb] down | 15 |
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| 16 | [n mass] were [verb] down | 15 |
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| 17 | works were [verb] [adv] | 13 |
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| 18 | data were [verb] [adv] | 12 |
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| 19 | [n mass] were [verb] yesterday | 11 |
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| 20 | [n mass] were [verb] yesterday | 11 |
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| 21 | [n mass] were run [adv] | 11 |
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| 22 | [n mass] were [verb] away | 10 |
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| 23 | aircraft were [verb] [adv] | 10 |
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| 24 | [n mass] were [verb] away | 10 |
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| 25 | [n mass] were running [adv] | 10 |
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| 26 | [n mass] were [verb] around | 9 |
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| 27 | [n mass] were [verb] around | 9 |
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| 28 | [n mass] were [verb] back | 8 |
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| 29 | [n mass] were [verb] on | 8 |
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| 30 | [n mass] were [verb] off | 8 |
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