| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 872 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 671 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 290 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 212 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 129 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 126 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 114 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 50 |
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| 9 | we were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 45 |
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| 10 | [adj] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 44 |
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| 11 | we were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 44 |
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| 12 | who were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 41 |
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| 13 | who were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 41 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 41 |
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| 15 | [conj] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 41 |
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| 16 | [n mass] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 36 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 32 |
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| 18 | which were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 31 |
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| 19 | which were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 31 |
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| 20 | [coord] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 28 |
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| 21 | you were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 24 |
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| 22 | you were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 24 |
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| 23 | and were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 22 |
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| 24 | and were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 22 |
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| 25 | [det] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 20 |
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| 26 | [num] were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 18 |
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| 27 | people were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 17 |
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| 28 | people were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 17 |
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| 29 | efforts were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 16 |
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| 30 | effort were [verb] [verb] [noun] | 16 |
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