| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] the [noun pl] | 1617 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 1400 |
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| 3 | were [verb] by [art] [noun pl] | 382 |
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| 4 | were [verb] in [art] [noun pl] | 247 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 224 |
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| 6 | were [verb] to [art] [noun pl] | 194 |
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| 7 | were [verb] on [art] [noun pl] | 133 |
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| 8 | were [verb] from [art] [noun pl] | 106 |
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| 9 | were [verb] with [art] [noun pl] | 74 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [prep] [art] police | 64 |
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| 11 | were [verb] for [art] [noun pl] | 63 |
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| 12 | were [verb] at [art] [noun pl] | 61 |
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| 13 | were [verb] into [art] [noun pl] | 58 |
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| 14 | were make [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 41 |
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| 15 | were made [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [prep] [art] walls | 33 |
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| 17 | were [verb] about [art] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 18 | were [verb] through [art] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 19 | were [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [prep] [art] grounds | 23 |
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| 21 | were [verb] over [art] [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 23 | were [verb] between [art] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 24 | were found [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 25 | were find [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 26 | were [verb] against [art] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 27 | were [verb] as [art] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 28 | were use [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 29 | were used [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 30 | were place [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 20 |
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