| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun prp] [noun] | 1313 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [noun] | 1160 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [noun prp] | 978 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] by [noun] [noun] | 959 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [noun sg] | 836 |
|
| 6 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [noun pl] | 747 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] in [noun] [noun] | 332 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] to [noun] [noun] | 315 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] with [noun] [noun] | 186 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] at [noun] [noun] | 144 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] from [noun] [noun] | 142 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] on [noun] [noun] | 134 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] for [noun] [noun] | 110 |
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| 14 | were made [prep] [noun] [noun] | 72 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] [prep] [n mass] [noun] | 71 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] as [noun] [noun] | 63 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] into [noun] [noun] | 60 |
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| 18 | were taken [prep] [noun] [noun] | 57 |
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| 19 | were used [prep] [noun] [noun] | 48 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] [noun] | 47 |
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| 21 | were [vb pp] [prep] mr [noun] | 45 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] [prep] mr [noun] | 45 |
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| 23 | were held [prep] [noun] [noun] | 42 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] [prep] john [noun] | 36 |
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| 25 | were [vb pp] [prep] john [noun] | 36 |
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| 26 | were presented [prep] [noun] [noun] | 36 |
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| 27 | were received [prep] [noun] [noun] | 34 |
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| 28 | were found [prep] [noun] [noun] | 33 |
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| 29 | were joined [prep] [noun] [noun] | 33 |
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| 30 | were sent [prep] [noun] [noun] | 27 |
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