| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 3872 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 3473 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 1731 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 1341 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] of | 920 |
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| 6 | were [verb] in [noun] [prep] | 900 |
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| 7 | were [verb] in [noun] [prep] | 900 |
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| 8 | were [verb] by [noun] [prep] | 749 |
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| 9 | were [verb] by [noun] [prep] | 749 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] | 667 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] in | 664 |
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| 12 | were [verb] to [noun] [prep] | 443 |
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| 13 | were [verb] to [noun] [prep] | 443 |
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| 14 | were [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] | 352 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] by | 310 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] to | 303 |
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| 17 | were [verb] with [noun] [prep] | 286 |
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| 18 | were [verb] with [noun] [prep] | 286 |
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| 19 | were [verb] for [noun] [prep] | 283 |
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| 20 | were [verb] for [noun] [prep] | 283 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] with | 271 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] for | 270 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] on | 240 |
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| 24 | were [verb] from [noun] [prep] | 220 |
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| 25 | were [verb] from [noun] [prep] | 220 |
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| 26 | were [verb] on [noun] [prep] | 206 |
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| 27 | were [verb] on [noun] [prep] | 206 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] at | 196 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] [noun] from | 185 |
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| 30 | were [verb] as [noun] [prep] | 181 |
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