| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] | 713 |
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| 2 | were [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] | 652 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] | 429 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] a [adj] [noun sg] | 216 |
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| 5 | were give a [adj] [noun sg] | 120 |
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| 6 | were given a [adj] [noun sg] | 120 |
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| 7 | were [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] | 108 |
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| 8 | were [verb] an [adj] [noun sg] | 103 |
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| 9 | were have a [adj] [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 10 | were having a [adj] [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 11 | were [verb] a new [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 12 | were [verb] a new [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 13 | were make a [adj] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 14 | were [verb] a [adj] time | 30 |
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| 15 | were making a [adj] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 16 | were [verb] a [adj] deal | 23 |
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| 17 | were take a [adj] [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 18 | were [verb] a [adj -er] [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 19 | were [verb] a great [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 20 | were [verb] a good [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 21 | were play a [adj] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 22 | were [verb] a good [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 23 | were [verb] a great [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 24 | were getting a [adj] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 25 | were get a [adj] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 26 | were become a [adj] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 27 | were taking a [adj] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 28 | were do a [adj] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 29 | were doing a [adj] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 30 | were [verb] a major [noun sg] | 13 |
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