| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [verb] the [noun sg] | 408 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 362 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [art] [noun sg] | 255 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [verb] a [noun sg] | 230 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were give [art] [noun sg] | 98 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were given [art] [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] were [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] were [verb] an [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 9 | men were [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were take [art] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were make [art] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were [verb] every [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [verb] [art] opportunity | 15 |
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| 14 | women were [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 15 | police were [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were taking [art] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] were [verb] [art] right | 11 |
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| 18 | children were [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] were [verb] [art] chance | 11 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were have [art] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were use [art] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were told [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] were grant [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were offer [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were getting [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] were get [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] were [verb] [art] power | 9 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] were [verb] [art] bit | 9 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] were allowed [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] were consider [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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