| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [prep] [noun sg] | 764 |
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| 2 | were [adv] in [noun sg] | 424 |
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| 3 | were [adv] in [noun sg] | 424 |
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| 4 | were still [prep] [noun sg] | 141 |
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| 5 | were [adv] at [noun sg] | 112 |
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| 6 | were [adv] at [noun sg] | 112 |
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| 7 | were [adv] on [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 8 | were [adv] on [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 9 | were already [prep] [noun sg] | 71 |
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| 10 | were [adv] under [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 11 | were [adv] under [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 12 | were also [prep] [noun sg] | 45 |
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| 13 | were now [prep] [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 14 | were [adv] [prep] demand | 29 |
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| 15 | were always [prep] [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 16 | were [adv] of [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 17 | were [adv] of [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 18 | were [adv] [prep] school | 25 |
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| 19 | were much [prep] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 20 | were [adv] [prep] home | 24 |
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| 21 | were away [prep] [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 22 | were both [prep] [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 23 | were [adv] [prep] work | 21 |
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| 24 | were [adv] [prep] evidence | 21 |
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| 25 | were more [prep] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 26 | were [adv] [prep] risk | 20 |
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| 27 | were [adv] [prep] place | 20 |
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| 28 | were [adv] from [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 29 | were [adv] [prep] favour | 18 |
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| 30 | were [adv] from [noun sg] | 18 |
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