| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 100 |
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| 2 | [adj] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 61 |
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| 3 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 44 |
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| 4 | the [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 44 |
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| 5 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 44 |
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| 6 | [art] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 44 |
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| 7 | [noun] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 37 |
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| 8 | [pron] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 28 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 28 |
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| 10 | [pos pn] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 23 |
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| 11 | [det] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 23 |
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| 12 | [conj] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 17 |
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| 13 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 15 |
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| 14 | [prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 15 |
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| 15 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 12 |
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| 16 | of [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 12 |
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| 17 | his [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 11 |
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| 18 | his [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 11 |
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| 19 | [num] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 11 |
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| 20 | her [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 8 |
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| 21 | her [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 8 |
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| 22 | [verb] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 7 |
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| 23 | that [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 7 |
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| 24 | [that] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 7 |
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| 25 | that [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 7 |
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| 26 | [coord] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 7 |
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| 27 | some [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 6 |
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| 28 | and [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 6 |
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| 29 | [noun prp] [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 6 |
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| 30 | these [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 6 |
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