| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 2610 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun] | 2469 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] | 2374 |
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| 4 | were [verb] by a [noun] | 539 |
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| 5 | were [verb] in a [noun] | 521 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 420 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [prep] an [noun] | 358 |
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| 8 | were [verb] to a [noun] | 285 |
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| 9 | were [verb] with a [noun] | 255 |
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| 10 | were [verb] on a [noun] | 193 |
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| 11 | were [verb] as a [noun] | 189 |
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| 12 | were [verb] for a [noun] | 180 |
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| 13 | were [verb] from a [noun] | 154 |
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| 14 | were [verb] at a [noun] | 145 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun prp] | 104 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [prep] a [n mass] | 84 |
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| 17 | were [verb] into a [noun] | 81 |
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| 18 | were kill [prep] a [noun] | 59 |
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| 19 | were killed [prep] a [noun] | 59 |
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| 20 | were make [prep] a [noun] | 56 |
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| 21 | were made [prep] a [noun] | 55 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [prep] a number | 53 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [prep] a number | 53 |
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| 24 | were taken [prep] a [noun] | 45 |
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| 25 | were stolen [prep] a [noun] | 45 |
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| 26 | were take [prep] a [noun] | 45 |
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| 27 | were steal [prep] a [noun] | 45 |
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| 28 | were looking [prep] a [noun] | 44 |
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| 29 | were look [prep] a [noun] | 44 |
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| 30 | were used [prep] a [noun] | 41 |
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