| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [noun sg] | 304 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [noun prp] | 294 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] out [prep] [noun] | 249 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] up [prep] [noun] | 197 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [noun pl] | 179 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] by [noun] | 170 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] in [noun] | 121 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] to [noun] | 113 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] of [noun] | 91 |
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| 10 | were carried [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 69 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] in [prep] [noun] | 69 |
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| 12 | were [vb pp] down [prep] [noun] | 66 |
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| 13 | were brought [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 63 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] back [prep] [noun] | 57 |
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| 15 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] for [noun] | 50 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] with [noun] | 49 |
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| 17 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] on [noun] | 46 |
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| 18 | were taken [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 46 |
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| 19 | were [vb pp] on [prep] [noun] | 44 |
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| 20 | were [vb pp] off [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 21 | were set [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 22 | were [vb pp] over [prep] [noun] | 37 |
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| 23 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] at [noun] | 33 |
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| 24 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] from [noun] | 27 |
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| 25 | were called [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 26 |
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| 26 | were put [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 26 |
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| 27 | were made [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 24 |
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| 28 | were sent [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 24 |
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| 29 | were laid [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] as [noun] | 16 |
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