| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 6238 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] | 5410 |
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| 3 | were [verb] in [noun sg] | 1339 |
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| 4 | were [verb] in [noun sg] | 1339 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] by [noun sg] | 970 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] by [noun sg] | 970 |
|
| 7 | were [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 742 |
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| 8 | were [verb] with [noun sg] | 673 |
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| 9 | were [verb] with [noun sg] | 673 |
|
| 10 | were [verb] to [noun sg] | 628 |
|
| 11 | were [verb] to [noun sg] | 628 |
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| 12 | were [verb] for [noun sg] | 615 |
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| 13 | were [verb] for [noun sg] | 615 |
|
| 14 | were [verb] on [noun sg] | 367 |
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| 15 | were [verb] on [noun sg] | 367 |
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| 16 | were [verb] into [noun sg] | 288 |
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| 17 | were [verb] into [noun sg] | 288 |
|
| 18 | were [verb] from [noun sg] | 281 |
|
| 19 | were [verb] from [noun sg] | 281 |
|
| 20 | were [verb] at [noun sg] | 219 |
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| 21 | were [verb] at [noun sg] | 219 |
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| 22 | were make [prep] [noun sg] | 212 |
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| 23 | were made [prep] [noun sg] | 211 |
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| 24 | were take [prep] [noun sg] | 203 |
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| 25 | were taken [prep] [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 26 | were [verb] of [noun sg] | 180 |
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| 27 | were [verb] of [noun sg] | 180 |
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| 28 | were [verb] as [noun sg] | 167 |
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| 29 | were [verb] as [noun sg] | 167 |
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| 30 | were [verb] [prep] hospital | 121 |
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