| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 353 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] | 235 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 217 |
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| 4 | they were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 169 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 161 |
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| 6 | [pron] were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 7 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 122 |
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| 8 | we were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 103 |
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| 9 | we were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 103 |
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| 10 | [pron] were [verb] this [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 11 | [pron] were [verb] this [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 12 | [pron] were [verb] [num ord] [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 13 | [pron] were [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 14 | you were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 15 | you were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 16 | [pron] were [verb] last [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 17 | [pron] were [verb] last [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 18 | [pron] were [verb] that [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 19 | [pron] were [verb] that [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 21 | [pron] were give [adj] [noun sg] | 40 |
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| 22 | who were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 23 | [pron] were given [adj] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 24 | who were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 25 | [Wh det] were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 26 | [pron] were [verb] [num] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] night | 32 |
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| 28 | which were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 29 | which were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 30 | [pron] were [verb] each [noun sg] | 29 |
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