| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] | 2746 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] in [noun sg] | 698 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [verb] by [noun sg] | 455 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [verb] with [noun sg] | 342 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were [verb] for [noun sg] | 311 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [verb] to [noun sg] | 263 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 221 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] were [verb] on [noun sg] | 163 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] were make [prep] [noun sg] | 139 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were made [prep] [noun sg] | 139 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were [verb] into [noun sg] | 137 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were [verb] from [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [verb] at [noun sg] | 100 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were take [prep] [noun sg] | 91 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were taken [prep] [noun sg] | 90 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were [verb] of [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 17 | cases were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] were [verb] as [noun sg] | 67 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] argument | 62 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were cited [prep] [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were cite [prep] [noun sg] | 61 |
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| 22 | men were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] were use [prep] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were used [prep] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were put [prep] [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 26 | patients were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] were put [prep] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 28 | children were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] hospital | 42 |
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| 30 | cells were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 41 |
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