| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [verb] the [noun sg] | 408 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 255 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] the [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 104 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] was [verb] the [noun sg] | 87 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] give the [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] given the [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 8 | police [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 9 | men [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] take the [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] the opportunity | 12 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] the right | 12 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] make the [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] told the [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] tell the [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] the chance | 8 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] the power | 8 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] taking the [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] leaving the [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 20 | women [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 21 | duties [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] leave the [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] use the [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] reduce the [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] to reduce the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] made the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 27 | members [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 28 | magistrates [was/were] [verb] the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] [was/were] deny the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] [was/were] using the [noun sg] | 6 |
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