| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [adv] [art] | 443 |
|
| 2 | were [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 312 |
|
| 3 | were [v-ing] [adv] [art] | 269 |
|
| 4 | were [verb] [adv] the | 264 |
|
| 5 | were [verb] [adv] the | 264 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [adv] a | 168 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [adv] a | 153 |
|
| 8 | were [vb pp] [adv] [art] | 124 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] [adv] [art] | 113 |
|
| 10 | were [verb] up [art] | 94 |
|
| 11 | were [verb] up [art] | 94 |
|
| 12 | were [verb] out [art] | 60 |
|
| 13 | were [verb] out [art] | 60 |
|
| 14 | were [verb] down [art] | 51 |
|
| 15 | were [verb] down [art] | 51 |
|
| 16 | were [to-vb] [adv] [art] | 50 |
|
| 17 | were [verb] on [art] | 40 |
|
| 18 | were [verb] on [art] | 40 |
|
| 19 | were take [adv] [art] | 30 |
|
| 20 | were carry [adv] [art] | 24 |
|
| 21 | were [verb] over [art] | 19 |
|
| 22 | were taken [adv] [art] | 17 |
|
| 23 | were bring [adv] [art] | 16 |
|
| 24 | were [verb] [Wh adv] [art] | 16 |
|
| 25 | were carrying [adv] [art] | 15 |
|
| 26 | were put [adv] [art] | 15 |
|
| 27 | were [verb] [adv] an | 15 |
|
| 28 | were [verb] over [art] | 15 |
|
| 29 | were [verb] back [art] | 13 |
|
| 30 | were [verb] back [art] | 13 |
|
