| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 539 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 488 |
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| 3 | were [verb] by [noun sg] [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 4 | were [verb] by [noun sg] [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 5 | were [verb] in [noun sg] [noun sg] | 82 |
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| 6 | were [verb] in [noun sg] [noun sg] | 82 |
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| 7 | were [verb] to [noun sg] [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 8 | were [verb] to [noun sg] [noun sg] | 53 |
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| 9 | were [verb] for [noun sg] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 10 | were [verb] for [noun sg] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 11 | were [verb] with [noun sg] [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 12 | were [verb] with [noun sg] [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 14 | were [verb] from [noun sg] [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 15 | were [verb] from [noun sg] [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 16 | were [verb] on [noun sg] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 17 | were [verb] on [noun sg] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 18 | were [verb] at [noun sg] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 19 | were [verb] at [noun sg] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 20 | were [verb] into [noun sg] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 21 | were [verb] into [noun sg] [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 22 | were made [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 23 | were make [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 24 | were use [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 25 | were used [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 26 | were analysed [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 27 | were analyse [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 28 | were [verb] as [noun sg] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 29 | were [verb] as [noun sg] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 30 | were [verb] about [noun sg] [noun sg] | 8 |
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