| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 1255 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 945 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 275 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 217 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 202 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 126 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 123 |
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| 8 | [conj] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 76 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 71 |
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| 10 | [adj] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 69 |
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| 11 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 49 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 49 |
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| 13 | which were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 49 |
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| 14 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 39 |
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| 15 | [coord] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 39 |
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| 16 | we were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 37 |
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| 17 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 35 |
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| 18 | and were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 35 |
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| 19 | [num] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 33 |
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| 20 | [that] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 33 |
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| 21 | that were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 33 |
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| 22 | that were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 33 |
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| 23 | [det] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 33 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 24 |
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| 25 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 22 |
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| 26 | who were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 22 |
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| 27 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 20 |
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| 28 | these were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 16 |
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| 29 | these were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 16 |
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| 30 | you were [vb pp] [prep] [det] | 14 |
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