| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] were [verb] [verb] [art] | 55 |
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| 2 | [coord] were [verb] [to-vb] [art] | 52 |
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| 3 | and were [verb] [verb] [art] | 48 |
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| 4 | [coord] were [vb pp] [verb] [art] | 42 |
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| 5 | [coord] were [verb] [verb] the | 32 |
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| 6 | [coord] were [verb] [verb] the | 32 |
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| 7 | [coord] were [verb] [verb] a | 20 |
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| 8 | [coord] were [verb] [verb] a | 20 |
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| 9 | [coord] were [v-ing] [verb] [art] | 13 |
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| 10 | but were [verb] [verb] [art] | 6 |
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