| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 190 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 153 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] | 145 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [verb] to [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [verb] to [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [verb] in [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [verb] in [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [verb] on [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [verb] on [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [verb] for [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [verb] for [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 15 | were [verb] accord [prep] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 16 | were [verb] according [prep] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 17 | were [verb] [verb] at [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [verb] at [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 19 | were [verb] [verb] into [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 20 | were allow [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 21 | were [verb] go [prep] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 22 | were allowed [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 23 | were expected [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 24 | were [verb] [verb] into [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 25 | were expect [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [verb] with [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [verb] with [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 28 | were [verb] to go [prep] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [verb] from [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 30 | were force [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 9 |
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