| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 1527 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] | 1232 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] of | 833 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] in [noun] [prep] | 792 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] by [noun] [prep] | 746 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] in | 591 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] | 588 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] to [noun] [prep] | 395 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] by | 301 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] with [noun] [prep] | 262 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] to | 260 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] with | 246 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] for [noun] [prep] | 233 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] for | 229 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] on | 221 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] from [noun] [prep] | 182 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] on [noun] [prep] | 178 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] from | 172 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] as [noun] [prep] | 170 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] at | 162 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] at [noun] [prep] | 147 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] [prep] [n mass] [prep] | 124 |
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| 23 | were made [prep] [noun] [prep] | 115 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] into [noun] [prep] | 113 |
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| 25 | were taken [prep] [noun] [prep] | 96 |
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| 26 | were held [prep] [noun] [prep] | 82 |
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| 27 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] as | 59 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] [prep] part [prep] | 56 |
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| 29 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] after | 55 |
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| 30 | were [vb pp] [prep] part [prep] | 54 |
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