| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] | 3154 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [adv] [prep] | 2795 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] [adv] [prep] | 2670 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 1827 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] [prep] | 1294 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] in | 598 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] in | 598 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] out [prep] | 595 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] out [prep] | 595 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] by | 521 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] by | 521 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] up [prep] | 477 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] up [prep] | 477 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] | 449 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] to | 383 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] to | 383 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] was [verb] [adv] [prep] | 359 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] on | 235 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] on | 235 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] of | 197 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] of | 197 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] with | 195 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] with | 195 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] for | 186 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] for | 186 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] at | 174 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] at | 174 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] [was/were] carry [adv] [prep] | 166 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] carried [adv] [prep] | 166 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [adv] from | 157 |
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