| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [adj] [noun pl] [verb] | 415 |
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| 2 | there were [adj] [noun] [verb] | 407 |
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| 3 | [ex0] were [adj] [noun] [verb] | 407 |
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| 4 | there were [adj] [noun] [verb] | 407 |
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| 5 | [pron] were [adj] [noun] [verb] | 212 |
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| 6 | [pron] were [adj] [noun] [v-ing] | 194 |
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| 7 | [pron] were [num] [noun] [verb] | 155 |
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| 8 | [pron] were [adj] [noun] [vb pp] | 131 |
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| 9 | [pron] were [det] [noun] [verb] | 117 |
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| 10 | [pron] were [adj] [noun] [to-vb] | 101 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] were [adj] [noun] [verb] | 70 |
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| 12 | they were [adj] [noun] [verb] | 50 |
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| 13 | [pron] were [adj] [noun] [vb past] | 48 |
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| 14 | they were [adj] [noun] [verb] | 48 |
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| 15 | [pron] were [adj] [noun sg] [verb] | 39 |
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| 16 | [pron] were [adj] [n mass] [verb] | 38 |
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| 17 | [pron] were [adj] people [verb] | 34 |
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| 18 | [pron] were [adj] people [verb] | 34 |
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| 19 | [pron] were two [noun] [verb] | 30 |
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| 20 | [pron] were two [noun] [verb] | 30 |
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| 21 | [pron] were three [noun] [verb] | 22 |
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| 22 | [pron] were three [noun] [verb] | 22 |
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| 23 | [pron] were other [noun] [verb] | 21 |
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| 24 | [pron] were other [noun] [verb] | 21 |
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| 25 | [pron] were many [noun] [verb] | 20 |
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| 26 | [pron] were many [noun] [verb] | 20 |
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| 27 | [pron] were few [noun] [verb] | 18 |
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| 28 | [pron] were few [noun] [verb] | 18 |
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| 29 | [pron] were some [noun] [verb] | 17 |
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| 30 | [pron] were [adj] man [verb] | 17 |
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