| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] a [noun sg] | 109 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] was [adv] [art] [noun sg] | 81 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] the [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] an [noun sg] | 25 |
|
| 6 | [noun pl] [was/were] also [art] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] just [art] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] only [art] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [art] result | 10 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [art] product | 9 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] still [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] always [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] [was/were] simply [art] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] [was/were] probably [art] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [art] problem | 6 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] [was/were] once [art] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] [was/were] largely [art] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] often [art] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] [was/were] quite [art] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] [was/were] almost [art] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] [was/were] really [art] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [art] matter | 5 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [art] consequence | 5 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] [was/were] primarily [art] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] [was/were] now [art] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] [was/were] thus [art] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] [was/were] obviously [art] [noun sg] | 5 |
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