| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 925 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 692 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 342 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 284 |
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| 5 | they were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 164 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 162 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 156 |
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| 8 | we were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 67 |
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| 9 | we were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 66 |
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| 10 | [adj] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 57 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 49 |
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| 12 | [conj] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 34 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 34 |
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| 14 | which were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 32 |
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| 15 | which were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 32 |
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| 16 | you were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 29 |
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| 17 | you were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 29 |
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| 18 | [det] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 28 |
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| 19 | [n mass] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 28 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 24 |
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| 21 | people were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 23 |
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| 22 | people were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 23 |
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| 23 | who were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 22 |
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| 24 | who were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 22 |
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| 25 | that were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 20 |
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| 26 | [that] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 20 |
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| 27 | that were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 20 |
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| 28 | [num] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 19 |
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| 29 | [coord] were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 13 |
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| 30 | man were [verb] [adv] [conj] | 13 |
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