| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 145 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 93 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 53 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 30 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] as [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] as [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 9 | [adj] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 11 | [det] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 13 |
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| 12 | who were [verb] as [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 13 | who were [verb] as [noun pl] | 11 |
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| 14 | [conj] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 15 | [coord] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 16 | and were [verb] as [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 17 | and were [verb] as [noun pl] | 8 |
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| 18 | these were [verb] as [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 19 | these were [verb] as [noun pl] | 7 |
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| 20 | [adv] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 21 | women were [verb] as [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 22 | [adv] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 23 | woman were [verb] as [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] were [verb] as [noun pl] | 6 |
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| 25 | we were [verb] as [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 26 | which were [verb] as [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 27 | we were [verb] as [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 28 | which were [verb] as [noun pl] | 5 |
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| 29 | were [adv] [verb] as [noun pl] | 56 |
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| 30 | were [adv] [verb] as [noun pl] | 51 |
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