| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 464 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 464 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 424 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] | 424 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 417 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 175 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] in [art] [num ord] | 160 |
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| 8 | were [verb] in [art] [num ord] | 160 |
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| 9 | were [verb] for [art] [num ord] | 80 |
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| 10 | were [verb] for [art] [num ord] | 80 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [prep] [art] second | 61 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [prep] [art] last | 51 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [prep] a [num ord] | 40 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [prep] a [num ord] | 40 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 40 |
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| 16 | were [verb] during [art] [num ord] | 35 |
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| 17 | were [verb] during [art] [num ord] | 35 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [prep] [art] next | 35 |
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| 19 | were [verb] by [art] [num ord] | 29 |
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| 20 | were [verb] by [art] [num ord] | 29 |
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| 21 | were [verb] at [art] [num ord] | 25 |
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| 22 | were [verb] at [art] [num ord] | 25 |
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| 23 | were [verb] on [art] [num ord] | 23 |
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| 24 | were [verb] on [art] [num ord] | 23 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [prep] [art] third | 22 |
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| 26 | were [verb] to [art] [num ord] | 20 |
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| 27 | were [verb] to [art] [num ord] | 20 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [prep] [art] nineteenth | 17 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [prep] [art] fourth | 15 |
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| 30 | were [verb] from [art] [num ord] | 14 |
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