| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] a [noun sg] | 2280 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] a [noun sg] | 2180 |
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| 3 | were [verb] in a [noun sg] | 489 |
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| 4 | were [verb] by a [noun sg] | 484 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 398 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [prep] an [noun sg] | 330 |
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| 7 | were [verb] to a [noun sg] | 273 |
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| 8 | were [verb] with a [noun sg] | 236 |
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| 9 | were [verb] on a [noun sg] | 176 |
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| 10 | were [verb] for a [noun sg] | 173 |
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| 11 | were [verb] as a [noun sg] | 171 |
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| 12 | were [verb] from a [noun sg] | 143 |
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| 13 | were [verb] at a [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 14 | were [verb] into a [noun sg] | 75 |
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| 15 | were killed [prep] a [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 16 | were kill [prep] a [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 17 | were [verb] [prep] a number | 53 |
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| 18 | were make [prep] a [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 19 | were made [prep] a [noun sg] | 50 |
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| 20 | were stolen [prep] a [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 21 | were steal [prep] a [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 22 | were looking [prep] a [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 23 | were look [prep] a [noun sg] | 42 |
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| 24 | were take [prep] a [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [prep] a result | 41 |
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| 26 | were taken [prep] a [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 27 | were used [prep] a [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [prep] a variety | 38 |
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| 29 | were use [prep] a [noun sg] | 38 |
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| 30 | were [verb] [prep] a car | 33 |
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