| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 1883 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 1411 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 364 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 290 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 262 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [prep] [num] | 172 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [prep] [num] | 169 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 125 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 117 |
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| 10 | which were [verb] [prep] [num] | 65 |
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| 11 | which were [verb] [prep] [num] | 65 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 65 |
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| 13 | [conj] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 62 |
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| 14 | [num] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 61 |
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| 15 | [n mass] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 59 |
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| 16 | we were [verb] [prep] [num] | 55 |
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| 17 | we were [verb] [prep] [num] | 53 |
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| 18 | [det] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 53 |
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| 19 | [coord] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 48 |
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| 20 | and were [verb] [prep] [num] | 40 |
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| 21 | and were [verb] [prep] [num] | 40 |
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| 22 | sample were [verb] [prep] [num] | 37 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [prep] [num] | 36 |
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| 24 | samples were [verb] [prep] [num] | 35 |
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| 25 | who were [verb] [prep] [num] | 35 |
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| 26 | who were [verb] [prep] [num] | 35 |
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| 27 | cell were [verb] [prep] [num] | 32 |
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| 28 | cells were [verb] [prep] [num] | 32 |
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| 29 | these were [verb] [prep] [num] | 28 |
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| 30 | these were [verb] [prep] [num] | 28 |
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