| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [to-vb] [det] [noun] | 123 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [verb] [det] [noun sg] | 84 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [verb] [det] [noun pl] | 47 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [verb] this [noun] | 30 |
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| 5 | were asked [verb] [det] [noun] | 17 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [verb] some [noun] | 15 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [verb] these [noun] | 15 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] [verb] such [noun] | 13 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [verb] any [noun] | 13 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] [verb] all [noun] | 11 |
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| 11 | were designed [verb] [det] [noun] | 8 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] [verb] each [noun] | 8 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] [v-ing] [det] [noun] | 7 |
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| 14 | were made [verb] [det] [noun] | 7 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] to have [det] [noun] | 7 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] have [det] [noun] | 7 |
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| 17 | were determined [verb] [det] [noun] | 6 |
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| 18 | were forced [verb] [det] [noun] | 6 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] make [det] [noun] | 6 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] to make [det] [noun] | 6 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] [verb] another [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] [verb] more [noun] | 5 |
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| 23 | were expected [verb] [det] [noun] | 5 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] [verb] several [noun] | 5 |
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| 25 | were used [verb] [det] [noun] | 5 |
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