| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [adv prt] [prep] | 3653 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] | 2824 |
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| 3 | were [verb] out [prep] | 1074 |
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| 4 | were [verb] up [prep] | 927 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 780 |
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| 6 | were [verb] [adv prt] in | 598 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] [adv prt] in | 598 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [adv prt] by | 583 |
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| 9 | were [verb] [adv prt] by | 583 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [adv prt] to | 579 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [adv prt] to | 579 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [adv prt] of | 351 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [adv prt] of | 351 |
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| 14 | were [verb] down [prep] | 283 |
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| 15 | were [verb] back [prep] | 267 |
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| 16 | were [verb] in [prep] | 256 |
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| 17 | were [verb] [adv prt] on | 255 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [adv prt] on | 255 |
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| 19 | were [verb] on [prep] | 255 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [adv prt] for | 243 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [adv prt] for | 243 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [adv prt] with | 231 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [adv prt] with | 231 |
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| 24 | were [verb] off [prep] | 212 |
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| 25 | were carry [adv prt] [prep] | 207 |
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| 26 | were carried [adv prt] [prep] | 203 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [adv prt] at | 188 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [adv prt] at | 188 |
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| 29 | were take [adv prt] [prep] | 176 |
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| 30 | were taken [adv prt] [prep] | 173 |
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