| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 103 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] the [adj] [noun pl] | 72 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] the [adj] [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 4 | were [to-vb] the [adj] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 5 | were [verb] the [det] [noun pl] | 12 |
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| 6 | were [verb] the same [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 7 | were [verb] the same [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 8 | were [verb] the [num] [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 9 | were [verb] the [adj -est] [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 10 | were give the [adj] [noun pl] | 5 |
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