| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 972 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 685 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 375 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 320 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 192 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 186 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 177 |
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| 8 | we were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 82 |
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| 9 | we were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 82 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 73 |
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| 11 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 65 |
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| 12 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 53 |
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| 13 | [coord] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 43 |
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| 14 | [n mass] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 37 |
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| 15 | and were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 36 |
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| 16 | and were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 36 |
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| 17 | [det] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 35 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 32 |
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| 19 | which were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 32 |
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| 20 | which were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 32 |
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| 21 | [num] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 24 |
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| 22 | you were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 22 |
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| 23 | you were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 22 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 20 |
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| 25 | who were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 19 |
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| 26 | who were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 19 |
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| 27 | these were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 18 |
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| 28 | these were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 18 |
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| 29 | people were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 11 |
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| 30 | [adv] were [verb] [prep] a [adj] | 11 |
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