| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 699 |
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| 2 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] | 653 |
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| 3 | [num] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 315 |
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| 4 | [det] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 309 |
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| 5 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 293 |
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| 6 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [noun prp] | 224 |
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| 7 | [adj] were [verb] by [noun] | 172 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [verb] by [noun] | 172 |
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| 9 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [noun pl] | 169 |
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| 10 | [adj] were [verb] in [noun] | 142 |
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| 11 | [adj] were [verb] in [noun] | 142 |
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| 12 | these were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 130 |
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| 13 | these were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 130 |
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| 14 | [adj] were [verb] to [noun] | 79 |
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| 15 | [adj] were [verb] to [noun] | 79 |
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| 16 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 73 |
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| 17 | [adj] were [verb] on [noun] | 67 |
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| 18 | [adj] were [verb] on [noun] | 67 |
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| 19 | [adj] were [verb] with [noun] | 51 |
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| 20 | [adj] were [verb] with [noun] | 51 |
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| 21 | both were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 48 |
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| 22 | both were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 48 |
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| 23 | [adj] were [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 41 |
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| 24 | [adj] were [verb] for [noun] | 40 |
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| 25 | [adj] were [verb] for [noun] | 40 |
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| 26 | some were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 27 | some were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 28 | all were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 33 |
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| 29 | all were [verb] [prep] [noun] | 33 |
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| 30 | [adj] were [verb] at [noun] | 30 |
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