| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 361 |
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| 2 | there were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 233 |
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| 3 | there were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 233 |
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| 4 | [ex0] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 233 |
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| 5 | [noun] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 164 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 118 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 86 |
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| 8 | they were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 70 |
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| 9 | they were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 68 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 30 |
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| 11 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 22 |
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| 12 | who were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 21 |
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| 13 | [adj] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 21 |
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| 14 | who were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 21 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 19 |
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| 16 | which were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 16 |
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| 17 | which were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 16 |
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| 18 | [det] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 15 |
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| 19 | [conj] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 15 |
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| 20 | [noun prp] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 14 |
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| 21 | we were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 11 |
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| 22 | these were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 11 |
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| 23 | we were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 11 |
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| 24 | these were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 11 |
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| 25 | that were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 9 |
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| 26 | that were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 9 |
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| 27 | [that] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 9 |
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| 28 | [coord] were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 6 |
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| 29 | and were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 5 |
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| 30 | and were [adv] [noun] [prep] | 5 |
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