| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] the | 525 |
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| 2 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] the | 484 |
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| 3 | [det] were [verb] [prep] the | 236 |
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| 4 | [num] were [verb] [prep] the | 213 |
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| 5 | [adj] were [verb] by the | 132 |
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| 6 | [adj] were [verb] by the | 132 |
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| 7 | [adj] were [verb] in the | 110 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [verb] in the | 110 |
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| 9 | these were [verb] [prep] the | 98 |
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| 10 | these were [verb] [prep] the | 98 |
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| 11 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] the | 71 |
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| 12 | [adj] were [verb] to the | 68 |
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| 13 | [adj] were [verb] to the | 68 |
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| 14 | [adj] were [v-ing] [prep] the | 35 |
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| 15 | [adj] were [verb] from the | 34 |
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| 16 | [adj] were [verb] from the | 34 |
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| 17 | [adj] were [verb] on the | 32 |
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| 18 | [adj] were [verb] on the | 32 |
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| 19 | both were [verb] [prep] the | 25 |
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| 20 | many were [verb] [prep] the | 25 |
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| 21 | [adj] were [verb] with the | 25 |
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| 22 | many were [verb] [prep] the | 25 |
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| 23 | [adj] were [verb] with the | 25 |
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| 24 | both were [verb] [prep] the | 25 |
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| 25 | [adj] were [verb] at the | 24 |
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| 26 | [adj] were [verb] at the | 24 |
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| 27 | all were [verb] [prep] the | 22 |
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| 28 | all were [verb] [prep] the | 22 |
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| 29 | [adj] were [verb] for the | 21 |
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| 30 | [adj] were [verb] for the | 21 |
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