| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [verb] [art] [noun] | 576 |
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| 2 | were [adv] [verb] [art] [noun sg] | 476 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [verb] [art] [noun] | 414 |
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| 4 | were [adv] [verb] the [noun] | 409 |
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| 5 | were [adv] [verb] the [noun] | 409 |
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| 6 | were [adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun] | 354 |
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| 7 | were [adv] [verb] a [noun] | 158 |
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| 8 | were [adv] [verb] a [noun] | 135 |
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| 9 | were [not/n't] [verb] [art] [noun] | 118 |
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| 10 | were not [verb] [art] [noun] | 117 |
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| 11 | were [adv] [to-vb] [art] [noun] | 112 |
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| 12 | were [adv] [vb pp] [art] [noun] | 105 |
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| 13 | were [adv] [verb] [art] [noun pl] | 82 |
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| 14 | were not [verb] [art] [noun] | 76 |
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| 15 | were [adv] give [art] [noun] | 47 |
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| 16 | were still [verb] [art] [noun] | 44 |
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| 17 | were still [verb] [art] [noun] | 44 |
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| 18 | were [adv] given [art] [noun] | 43 |
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| 19 | were [adv prt] [verb] [art] [noun] | 43 |
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| 20 | were n't [verb] [art] [noun] | 41 |
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| 21 | were also [verb] [art] [noun] | 35 |
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| 22 | were also [verb] [art] [noun] | 35 |
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| 23 | were about [verb] [art] [noun] | 32 |
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| 24 | were about [verb] [art] [noun] | 32 |
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| 25 | were already [verb] [art] [noun] | 23 |
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| 26 | were already [verb] [art] [noun] | 23 |
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| 27 | were [adv] [verb] an [noun] | 23 |
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| 28 | were now [verb] [art] [noun] | 19 |
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| 29 | were now [verb] [art] [noun] | 19 |
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| 30 | were just [verb] [art] [noun] | 19 |
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