| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 2074 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 1598 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 410 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 313 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 268 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 208 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 197 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 157 |
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| 9 | [conj] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 110 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 90 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 79 |
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| 12 | [det] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 79 |
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| 13 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 78 |
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| 14 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 78 |
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| 15 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 16 | [coord] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 70 |
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| 17 | [num] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 64 |
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| 18 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 57 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 57 |
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| 20 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 57 |
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| 21 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 52 |
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| 22 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 52 |
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| 23 | people were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 24 | people were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 25 | [that] were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 26 | that were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 27 | that were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 28 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 29 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 30 | these were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 34 |
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