| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] a [noun sg] | 356 |
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| 2 | were [adv] the [noun sg] | 185 |
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| 3 | were also [art] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 4 | were only [art] [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 5 | were just [art] [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 6 | were quite [art] [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 7 | were [adv] an [noun sg] | 38 |
|
| 8 | were still [art] [noun sg] | 34 |
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| 9 | were [adv] [art] number | 31 |
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| 10 | were [adv] [art] lot | 29 |
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| 11 | were once [art] [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 12 | were always [art] [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 13 | were [adv] [art] result | 20 |
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| 14 | were simply [art] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 15 | were merely [art] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 16 | were almost [art] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 17 | were now [art] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 18 | were [adv] [art] subject | 13 |
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| 19 | were probably [art] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 20 | were [adv] [art] matter | 13 |
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| 21 | were [adv] [art] couple | 11 |
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| 22 | were [adv] [art] bit | 11 |
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| 23 | were [adv] no [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 24 | were [adv] [art] product | 11 |
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| 25 | were [adv] [art] problem | 10 |
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| 26 | were more [art] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 27 | were often [art] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 28 | were truly [art] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 29 | were never [art] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 30 | were [adv] [art] handful | 9 |
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