| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 218 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 150 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 37 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 27 |
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| 5 | [n mass] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 24 |
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| 6 | people were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 21 |
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| 7 | people were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 21 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 17 |
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| 9 | [adj] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 16 |
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| 10 | they were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 14 |
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| 11 | they were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 13 |
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| 12 | [conj] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 12 |
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| 13 | [num] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 9 |
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| 14 | [det] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 7 |
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| 15 | [coord] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 7 |
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| 16 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 7 |
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| 17 | who were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 5 |
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| 18 | which were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 5 |
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| 19 | these were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 5 |
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| 20 | who were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 5 |
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| 21 | these were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 5 |
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| 22 | which were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 5 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 5 |
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| 24 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 5 |
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| 25 | were [adv] [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 72 |
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| 26 | were [adv] [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 56 |
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| 27 | were [not/n't] [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 16 |
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| 28 | were not [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 16 |
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| 29 | were not [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 15 |
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| 30 | were also [vb pp] [subord] [art] | 6 |
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