| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 612 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 435 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 428 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 311 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 306 |
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| 6 | [pron] were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 296 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 294 |
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| 8 | [pron] were [verb] [det] [noun] | 280 |
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| 9 | [pron] were [vb pp] [adj] [noun] | 252 |
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| 10 | we were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 183 |
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| 11 | we were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 182 |
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| 12 | [pron] were [verb] [num] [noun] | 127 |
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| 13 | [pron] were [to-vb] [adj] [noun] | 98 |
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| 14 | you were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 85 |
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| 15 | you were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 85 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 79 |
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| 17 | [pron] were [verb] this [noun] | 72 |
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| 18 | [pron] were [verb] this [noun] | 72 |
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| 19 | who were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 71 |
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| 20 | who were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 71 |
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| 21 | [pron] were [verb] [num ord] [noun] | 66 |
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| 22 | [pron] were give [adj] [noun] | 64 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 63 |
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| 24 | [pron] were given [adj] [noun] | 59 |
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| 25 | which were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 58 |
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| 26 | which were [verb] [adj] [noun] | 58 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [verb] last [noun] | 58 |
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| 28 | [pron] were [verb] last [noun] | 58 |
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| 29 | [pron] were [verb] that [noun] | 51 |
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| 30 | [pron] were [verb] that [noun] | 51 |
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