| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 461 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 339 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 192 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 156 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 84 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 76 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 74 |
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| 8 | we were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 51 |
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| 9 | we were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 51 |
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| 10 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 44 |
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| 11 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 29 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 27 |
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| 13 | [det] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 24 |
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| 14 | you were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 22 |
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| 15 | you were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 22 |
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| 16 | [coord] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 17 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 17 |
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| 18 | which were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 16 |
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| 19 | which were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 16 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 16 |
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| 21 | who were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 15 |
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| 22 | who were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 15 |
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| 23 | [num] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 13 |
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| 24 | and were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 12 |
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| 25 | and were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 12 |
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| 26 | these were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 12 |
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| 27 | these were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 12 |
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| 28 | that were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 11 |
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| 29 | [that] were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 11 |
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| 30 | that were [verb] [prep] [adv] | 11 |
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