| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] | 546 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [verb] [adj] [noun] | 402 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 299 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] | 290 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [verb] [det] [noun] | 133 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] to have [adj] [noun] | 54 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 54 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] have [adj] [noun] | 54 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [verb] [num] [noun] | 51 |
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| 10 | were asked [verb] [adj] [noun] | 41 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] use [adj] [noun] | 40 |
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| 12 | were used [verb] [adj] [noun] | 38 |
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| 13 | were made [verb] [adj] [noun] | 36 |
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| 14 | were found [verb] [adj] [noun] | 35 |
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| 15 | were designed [verb] [adj] [noun] | 34 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] [verb] this [noun] | 30 |
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| 17 | were forced [verb] [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] [verb] this [noun] | 30 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] using [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] make [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] to make [adj] [noun] | 23 |
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| 22 | were required [verb] [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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| 23 | were expected [verb] [adj] [noun] | 19 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] provide [adj] [noun] | 18 |
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| 25 | were [vb pp] to provide [adj] [noun] | 18 |
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| 26 | were allowed [verb] [adj] [noun] | 17 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] [verb] [adj -er] [noun] | 17 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] [verb] some [noun] | 15 |
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| 29 | were [vb pp] [verb] these [noun] | 15 |
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| 30 | were [vb pp] [verb] some [noun] | 15 |
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