| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 105 |
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| 2 | they were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 3 | they were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [vb pp] [det] [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 5 | [pron] were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 6 | [pron] were given [adj] [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 7 | [pron] were [vb pp] [num ord] [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 8 | [pron] were [vb pp] last [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 9 | [pron] were [vb pp] last [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 10 | we were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 11 | we were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 13 | which were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 14 | which were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 15 | [pron] were [vb pp] that [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 16 | [pron] were [vb pp] that [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 17 | [pron] were [vb pp] [num] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 19 | [pron] were [vb pp] [adj] year | 13 |
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| 20 | [pron] were [vb pp] this [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 21 | [pron] were [vb pp] this [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 22 | [pron] were told [adj] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 23 | [pron] were [vb pp] one [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 24 | [pron] were [vb pp] one [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 25 | you were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 26 | you were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 27 | who were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 28 | who were [vb pp] [adj] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 29 | [pron] were [vb pp] [adj] night | 9 |
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| 30 | [pron] were [vb pp] some [noun sg] | 7 |
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