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No	Pattern	Freq
1	were [prep] the [adj]	597
2	were in the [adj]	349
3	were [prep] the [det]	150
4	were [prep] the [num ord]	145
5	were on the [adj]	143
6	were among the [adj]	135
7	were [prep] the same	128
8	were [prep] the same	128
9	were [prep] the first	76
10	were [prep] the first	76
11	were [prep] the [num]	70
12	were [prep] the [adj -est]	68
13	were of the [adj]	67
14	were at the [adj]	65
15	were from the [adj]	54
16	were for the [adj]	39
17	were [prep] the top	26
18	were [prep] the top	26
19	were [prep] the [adj -er]	22
20	were [prep] the last	21
21	were [prep] the last	21
22	were amongst the [adj]	20
23	were [prep] the other	19
24	were about the [adj]	19
25	were [prep] the other	19
26	were within the [adj]	18
27	were [prep] the high	18
28	were [prep] the main	17
29	were [prep] the main	17
30	were [prep] the good	15