| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [adj] [noun pl] | 547 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 456 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] [adj] [noun pl] | 403 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [num] [noun pl] | 266 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [det] [noun pl] | 133 |
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| 6 | were [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] | 106 |
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| 7 | were give [adj] [noun pl] | 104 |
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| 8 | were given [adj] [noun pl] | 101 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [adj] years | 59 |
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| 10 | were [verb] three [noun pl] | 54 |
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| 11 | were [verb] three [noun pl] | 54 |
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| 12 | were [verb] two [noun pl] | 52 |
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| 13 | were [verb] two [noun pl] | 52 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [adj] times | 46 |
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| 15 | were have [adj] [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 16 | were make [adj] [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 17 | were do [adj] [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 18 | were doing [adj] [noun pl] | 29 |
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| 19 | were making [adj] [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 20 | were [verb] some [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 21 | were [verb] some [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 22 | were [verb] these [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 23 | were [verb] these [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 24 | were [verb] [adj] hours | 23 |
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| 25 | were use [adj] [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [adj] months | 23 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [adj] days | 23 |
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| 28 | were having [adj] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 29 | were using [adj] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 30 | were [verb] several [noun pl] | 20 |
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