| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [adj] | 457 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [adj] | 312 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] were [prep] the [adj] | 311 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were in [art] [adj] | 141 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] were in [art] [adj] | 141 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [prep] a [adj] | 127 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] were on [art] [adj] | 58 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] were on [art] [adj] | 58 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] were among [art] [adj] | 48 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were of [art] [adj] | 48 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were among [art] [adj] | 48 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were of [art] [adj] | 48 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [num ord] | 43 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [det] | 36 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were at [art] [adj] | 35 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were at [art] [adj] | 35 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [num] | 30 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] first | 29 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] same | 29 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] first | 29 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] same | 29 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were for [art] [adj] | 25 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] were for [art] [adj] | 25 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [adj -est] | 24 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were from [art] [adj] | 22 |
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| 26 | [noun pl] were from [art] [adj] | 22 |
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| 27 | [noun pl] were like [art] [adj] | 17 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] were like [art] [adj] | 17 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] were [prep] an [adj] | 17 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] were [prep] [art] [adj -er] | 12 |
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