| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 1030 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 745 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 199 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 180 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 126 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 98 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 91 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 74 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 63 |
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| 10 | [conj] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 63 |
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| 11 | [coord] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 53 |
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| 12 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 40 |
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| 13 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 40 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 39 |
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| 15 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 39 |
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| 16 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 39 |
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| 17 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 39 |
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| 18 | [det] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 35 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 34 |
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| 20 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 30 |
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| 21 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 30 |
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| 22 | [num] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 29 |
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| 23 | people were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 25 |
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| 24 | people were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 25 |
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| 25 | man were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 17 |
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| 26 | men were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 17 |
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| 27 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 16 |
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| 28 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 16 |
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| 29 | patient were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 15 |
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| 30 | patients were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] | 14 |
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