| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 815 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 617 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 196 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 133 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 128 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [verb] the | 74 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [verb] the | 73 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 39 |
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| 9 | we were [vb pp] [verb] the | 38 |
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| 10 | we were [vb pp] [verb] the | 36 |
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| 11 | [conj] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 33 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 32 |
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| 13 | who were [vb pp] [verb] the | 31 |
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| 14 | who were [vb pp] [verb] the | 31 |
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| 15 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 31 |
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| 16 | which were [vb pp] [verb] the | 30 |
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| 17 | which were [vb pp] [verb] the | 30 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 30 |
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| 19 | [adj] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 26 |
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| 20 | [coord] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 25 |
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| 21 | attempt were [vb pp] [verb] the | 23 |
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| 22 | attempts were [vb pp] [verb] the | 21 |
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| 23 | and were [vb pp] [verb] the | 19 |
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| 24 | and were [vb pp] [verb] the | 19 |
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| 25 | efforts were [vb pp] [verb] the | 18 |
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| 26 | effort were [vb pp] [verb] the | 18 |
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| 27 | subject were [vb pp] [verb] the | 15 |
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| 28 | subjects were [vb pp] [verb] the | 15 |
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| 29 | [det] were [vb pp] [verb] the | 13 |
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| 30 | you were [vb pp] [verb] the | 12 |
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