| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 4010 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 2987 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 1173 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 864 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 642 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 534 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 516 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 293 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 223 |
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| 10 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 210 |
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| 11 | we were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 163 |
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| 12 | we were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 162 |
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| 13 | [coord] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 154 |
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| 14 | [n mass] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 152 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 152 |
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| 16 | which were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 149 |
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| 17 | which were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 149 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 147 |
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| 19 | who were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 20 | who were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 136 |
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| 21 | [det] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 131 |
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| 22 | [num] were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 124 |
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| 23 | and were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 118 |
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| 24 | and were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 118 |
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| 25 | people were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 89 |
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| 26 | people were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 89 |
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| 27 | you were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 28 | you were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 29 | case were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 30 | cases were [verb] [prep] [noun sg] | 69 |
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