| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [adj] [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 19 |
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| 2 | [art] [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 10 |
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| 3 | [art] [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 10 |
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| 4 | the [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 8 |
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| 5 | [noun] [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 8 |
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| 6 | the [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 8 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 7 |
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| 8 | [conj] [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 7 |
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| 9 | [num] [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 7 |
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| 10 | [adj] [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a | 6 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] were [adv] [vb pp] for a | 7 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] were [adv] [vb pp] for a | 6 |
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| 13 | [noun pl] were being [vb pp] for a | 5 |
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| 14 | [noun pl] were [being] [vb pp] for a | 5 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] were be [vb pp] for a | 5 |
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| 16 | [noun pl] were [be] [vb pp] for a | 5 |
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| 17 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] for a | 8 |
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| 18 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [to-vb] for a | 7 |
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| 19 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv] for a | 6 |
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| 20 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for [verb] a | 9 |
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| 21 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for [v-ing] a | 9 |
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| 22 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 23 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a [noun] | 36 |
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| 24 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a [adj] | 24 |
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| 25 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] for a [adj] | 17 |
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