| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [pron] [prep] | 434 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 337 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 305 |
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| 4 | were [verb] it [prep] | 110 |
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| 5 | were [verb] it [prep] | 110 |
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| 6 | were [to-vb] [pron] [prep] | 72 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] | 68 |
|
| 8 | were [verb] [indef pn] [prep] | 59 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [pron] in | 56 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [pron] in | 56 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [pron] for | 52 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [pron] for | 52 |
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| 13 | were [verb] them [prep] | 51 |
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| 14 | were [verb] they [prep] | 51 |
|
| 15 | were [verb] [pron] to | 49 |
|
| 16 | were [verb] [pron] to | 49 |
|
| 17 | were [verb] he [prep] | 47 |
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| 18 | were [verb] him [prep] | 47 |
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| 19 | were [verb] themselves [prep] | 45 |
|
| 20 | were [verb] themselves [prep] | 45 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [pron] with | 43 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [pron] with | 43 |
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| 23 | were [verb] me [prep] | 38 |
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| 24 | were [verb] i [prep] | 38 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [pron] on | 36 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [pron] on | 36 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [pron] about | 36 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [pron] about | 36 |
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| 29 | were [verb] she [prep] | 33 |
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| 30 | were [verb] her [prep] | 33 |
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