| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] | 5410 |
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| 2 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun prp] | 4663 |
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| 3 | were [vb pp] by [noun] | 3143 |
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| 4 | were [vb pp] [prep] [noun pl] | 3025 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] in [noun] | 2791 |
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| 6 | were [vb pp] to [noun] | 1374 |
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| 7 | were [vb pp] with [noun] | 1174 |
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| 8 | were [vb pp] on [noun] | 1080 |
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| 9 | were [vb pp] for [noun] | 754 |
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| 10 | were [vb pp] from [noun] | 615 |
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| 11 | were [vb pp] at [noun] | 614 |
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| 12 | were made [prep] [noun] | 465 |
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| 13 | were [vb pp] as [noun] | 435 |
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| 14 | were [vb pp] into [noun] | 407 |
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| 15 | were held [prep] [noun] | 382 |
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| 16 | were [vb pp] [prep] [n mass] | 355 |
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| 17 | were taken [prep] [noun] | 325 |
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| 18 | were [vb pp] of [noun] | 206 |
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| 19 | were used [prep] [noun] | 201 |
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| 20 | were killed [prep] [noun] | 167 |
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| 21 | were found [prep] [noun] | 152 |
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| 22 | were sent [prep] [noun] | 138 |
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| 23 | were treated [prep] [noun] | 132 |
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| 24 | were arrested [prep] [noun] | 126 |
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| 25 | were [vb pp] [prep] hospital | 124 |
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| 26 | were put [prep] [noun] | 120 |
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| 27 | were reported [prep] [noun] | 118 |
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| 28 | were [vb pp] [prep] hospital | 117 |
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| 29 | were brought [prep] [noun] | 100 |
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| 30 | were based [prep] [noun] | 99 |
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