| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [prep] the [noun] | 996 |
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| 2 | were [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] | 838 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [prep] the [noun] | 586 |
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| 4 | were [adv] in the [noun] | 325 |
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| 5 | were [adv] in the [noun] | 325 |
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| 6 | were [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] | 237 |
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| 7 | were [not/n't] [prep] the [noun] | 173 |
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| 8 | were not [prep] the [noun] | 173 |
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| 9 | were [adv] on the [noun] | 167 |
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| 10 | were [adv] on the [noun] | 167 |
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| 11 | were [adv] at the [noun] | 121 |
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| 12 | were [adv] at the [noun] | 121 |
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| 13 | were not [prep] the [noun] | 119 |
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| 14 | were [adv] [prep] the [noun pl] | 118 |
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| 15 | were still [prep] the [noun] | 96 |
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| 16 | were still [prep] the [noun] | 96 |
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| 17 | were out [prep] the [noun] | 95 |
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| 18 | were out [prep] the [noun] | 95 |
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| 19 | were [adv] of the [noun] | 67 |
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| 20 | were [adv] of the [noun] | 67 |
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| 21 | were [adv] for the [noun] | 63 |
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| 22 | were [adv] for the [noun] | 63 |
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| 23 | were back [prep] the [noun] | 56 |
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| 24 | were back [prep] the [noun] | 56 |
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| 25 | were n't [prep] the [noun] | 54 |
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| 26 | were already [prep] the [noun] | 36 |
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| 27 | were already [prep] the [noun] | 36 |
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| 28 | were also [prep] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 29 | were also [prep] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 30 | were [adv] [prep] the [noun prp] | 29 |
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