| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] a | 2751 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] a | 1909 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] a | 1079 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] a | 927 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] [prep] a | 526 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] a | 514 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [prep] a | 513 |
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| 8 | we were [verb] [prep] a | 242 |
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| 9 | we were [verb] [prep] a | 236 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] a | 208 |
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| 11 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] a | 179 |
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| 12 | [n mass] were [verb] [prep] a | 118 |
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| 13 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] a | 114 |
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| 14 | [coord] were [verb] [prep] a | 93 |
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| 15 | [det] were [verb] [prep] a | 92 |
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| 16 | and were [verb] [prep] a | 83 |
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| 17 | and were [verb] [prep] a | 83 |
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| 18 | you were [verb] [prep] a | 82 |
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| 19 | you were [verb] [prep] a | 82 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] a | 80 |
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| 21 | which were [verb] [prep] a | 78 |
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| 22 | which were [verb] [prep] a | 78 |
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| 23 | [num] were [verb] [prep] a | 66 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] a | 64 |
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| 25 | who were [verb] [prep] a | 62 |
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| 26 | who were [verb] [prep] a | 62 |
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| 27 | these were [verb] [prep] a | 49 |
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| 28 | these were [verb] [prep] a | 49 |
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| 29 | people were [verb] [prep] a | 48 |
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| 30 | people were [verb] [prep] a | 47 |
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