| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 525 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 379 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 276 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 192 |
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| 5 | they were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 153 |
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| 6 | they were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 152 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 103 |
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| 8 | [conj] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 56 |
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| 9 | [Wh det] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 51 |
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| 10 | which were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 50 |
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| 11 | which were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 50 |
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| 12 | [coord] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 41 |
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| 13 | [adj] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 37 |
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| 14 | and were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 15 | and were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 33 |
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| 16 | who were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 30 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 30 |
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| 18 | who were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 30 |
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| 19 | [noun prp] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 28 |
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| 20 | [det] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 21 |
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| 21 | we were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 21 |
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| 22 | we were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 21 |
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| 23 | [n mass] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 15 |
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| 24 | [that] were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 14 |
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| 25 | that were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 14 |
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| 26 | that were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 14 |
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| 27 | you were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 13 |
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| 28 | you were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 13 |
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| 29 | these were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 12 |
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| 30 | these were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] | 12 |
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