| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [adv] [prep] a | 533 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [adv] [prep] a | 422 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] a | 319 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [adv] [prep] a | 213 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [adv] in a | 115 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [adv] in a | 115 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [adv] [prep] a | 102 |
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| 8 | were [verb] up [prep] a | 91 |
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| 9 | were [verb] up [prep] a | 91 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [adv] by a | 89 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [adv] by a | 89 |
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| 12 | were [verb] out [prep] a | 85 |
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| 13 | were [verb] out [prep] a | 85 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [adv] to a | 66 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [adv] to a | 66 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [adv] at a | 47 |
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| 17 | were [verb] [adv] at a | 47 |
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| 18 | were [verb] together [prep] a | 36 |
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| 19 | were [verb] together [prep] a | 36 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [adv] with a | 35 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [adv] with a | 35 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [adv] as a | 32 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [adv] on a | 32 |
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| 24 | were [verb] [adv] on a | 32 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [adv] as a | 32 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [adv] for a | 30 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [adv] for a | 30 |
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| 28 | were [verb] down [prep] a | 28 |
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| 29 | were [verb] down [prep] a | 28 |
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| 30 | were [verb] in [prep] a | 26 |
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