| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were a [adj] [noun sg] | 1531 |
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| 2 | were a [adj] [noun] | 1291 |
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| 3 | were an [adj] [noun] | 285 |
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| 4 | were a [adj] part | 47 |
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| 5 | were a [adj] part | 47 |
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| 6 | were a little [noun] | 45 |
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| 7 | were a [adj] number | 43 |
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| 8 | were a great [noun] | 43 |
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| 9 | were a [adj] number | 43 |
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| 10 | were a [adj] [n mass] | 39 |
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| 11 | were a [adj] lot | 39 |
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| 12 | were a [adj] lot | 39 |
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| 13 | were a good [noun] | 36 |
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| 14 | were a important [noun] | 35 |
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| 15 | were a [adj] family | 29 |
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| 16 | were a [adj] family | 29 |
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| 17 | were a long [noun] | 29 |
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| 18 | were a [adj] way | 25 |
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| 19 | were a [adj] way | 25 |
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| 20 | were a major [noun] | 24 |
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| 21 | were a real [noun] | 22 |
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| 22 | were a [adj] group | 21 |
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| 23 | were a [adj] group | 21 |
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| 24 | were a young [noun] | 20 |
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| 25 | were a [adj] success | 20 |
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| 26 | were a [adj] feature | 20 |
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| 27 | were a different [noun] | 20 |
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| 28 | were a [adj] success | 20 |
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| 29 | were a large [noun] | 20 |
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| 30 | were a [adj] feature | 20 |
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