| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 802 |
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| 2 | [prep] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 398 |
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| 3 | [prep] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 398 |
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| 4 | [subord] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 351 |
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| 5 | of the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 311 |
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| 6 | of the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 311 |
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| 7 | [coord] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 241 |
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| 8 | that the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 210 |
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| 9 | [that] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 210 |
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| 10 | that the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 210 |
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| 11 | and the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 199 |
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| 12 | and the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 199 |
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| 13 | [noun] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 173 |
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| 14 | [adv] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 163 |
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| 15 | [adj] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 125 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 121 |
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| 17 | [adv] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 106 |
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| 18 | [det] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 96 |
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| 19 | [verb] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 93 |
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| 20 | all the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 84 |
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| 21 | all the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 84 |
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| 22 | when the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 83 |
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| 23 | when the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 83 |
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| 24 | if the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 60 |
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| 25 | if the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 60 |
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| 26 | [pron] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 59 |
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| 27 | [Wh adv] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 56 |
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| 28 | [Wh det] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 52 |
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| 29 | [vb past] the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 47 |
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| 30 | which the [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] | 39 |
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