| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [vb pp] by a | 603 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [vb pp] by a | 404 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [vb pp] by a | 229 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] by a | 211 |
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| 5 | they were [vb pp] by a | 157 |
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| 6 | they were [vb pp] by a | 155 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [vb pp] by a | 132 |
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| 8 | [adj] were [vb pp] by a | 52 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] were [vb pp] by a | 45 |
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| 10 | we were [vb pp] by a | 44 |
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| 11 | we were [vb pp] by a | 44 |
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| 12 | [conj] were [vb pp] by a | 30 |
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| 13 | [det] were [vb pp] by a | 29 |
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| 14 | [coord] were [vb pp] by a | 27 |
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| 15 | and were [vb pp] by a | 22 |
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| 16 | and were [vb pp] by a | 22 |
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| 17 | [n mass] were [vb pp] by a | 21 |
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| 18 | these were [vb pp] by a | 19 |
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| 19 | these were [vb pp] by a | 19 |
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| 20 | [num] were [vb pp] by a | 16 |
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| 21 | word were [vb pp] by a | 10 |
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| 22 | words were [vb pp] by a | 10 |
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| 23 | who were [vb pp] by a | 10 |
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| 24 | who were [vb pp] by a | 10 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] were [vb pp] by a | 10 |
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| 26 | which were [vb pp] by a | 8 |
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| 27 | which were [vb pp] by a | 8 |
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| 28 | [Wh det] were [vb pp] by a | 8 |
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| 29 | [verb] were [vb pp] by a | 6 |
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| 30 | elections were [vb pp] by a | 6 |
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