| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 188 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 141 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 55 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 34 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 32 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 21 |
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| 7 | they were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 21 |
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| 8 | [conj] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 12 |
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| 9 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 12 |
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| 10 | which were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 12 |
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| 11 | which were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 12 |
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| 12 | we were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 11 |
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| 13 | we were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 11 |
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| 14 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 10 |
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| 15 | who were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 9 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 9 |
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| 17 | who were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 9 |
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| 18 | [adj] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 9 |
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| 19 | [coord] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 7 |
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| 20 | and were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 6 |
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| 21 | and were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 6 |
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| 22 | [det] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 5 |
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| 23 | [that] were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 5 |
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| 24 | that were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 5 |
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| 25 | that were [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 5 |
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| 26 | were [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 35 |
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| 27 | were [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 24 |
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| 28 | were not [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 11 |
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| 29 | were [not/n't] [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 11 |
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| 30 | were not [vb pp] [adv] [verb] | 10 |
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