| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 293 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 250 |
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| 3 | were [verb] out [prep] [adj] | 79 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [adv prt] by [adj] | 75 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [adv prt] by [adj] | 75 |
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| 6 | were [verb] up [prep] [adj] | 72 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [adv prt] in [adj] | 44 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [adv prt] in [adj] | 44 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [adv prt] with [adj] | 38 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 38 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [adv prt] with [adj] | 38 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [adv prt] to [adj] | 32 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [adv prt] to [adj] | 32 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [adv prt] for [adj] | 26 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [adv prt] for [adj] | 26 |
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| 16 | were [verb] down [prep] [adj] | 23 |
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| 17 | were [verb] on [prep] [adj] | 23 |
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| 18 | were carry [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 21 |
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| 19 | were [verb] [adv prt] of [adj] | 20 |
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| 20 | were [verb] in [prep] [adj] | 20 |
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| 21 | were [verb] back [prep] [adj] | 20 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [adv prt] of [adj] | 20 |
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| 23 | were carried [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 20 |
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| 24 | were [verb] off [prep] [adj] | 19 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [adv prt] on [adj] | 18 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [adv prt] on [adj] | 18 |
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| 27 | were brought [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 28 | were bring [adv prt] [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [adv prt] from [adj] | 12 |
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| 30 | were [verb] [adv prt] from [adj] | 12 |
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