| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [verb] [pron] [adj] | 100 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [adj] | 80 |
|
| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pos pn] [adj] | 79 |
|
| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] their [adj] | 64 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] their [adj] | 64 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adj] | 60 |
|
| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [det] | 27 |
|
| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [to-vb] [pron] [adj] | 21 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] own | 19 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] own | 19 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] | 19 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] it [adj] | 11 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] make [pron] [adj] | 11 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [num ord] | 11 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] it [adj] | 11 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [pron] [adj] | 10 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] was [verb] [pron] [adj] | 10 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] first | 8 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] first | 8 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] [adj -est] | 6 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] her [adj] | 6 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] doing [pron] [adj] | 6 |
|
| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] [adj] | 6 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] give [pron] [adj] | 6 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] making [pron] [adj] | 6 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] her [adj] | 6 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] do [pron] [adj] | 6 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [Wh det] [adj] | 5 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] his [adj] | 5 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [pron] good | 5 |
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