| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 337 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 295 |
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| 3 | be [verb] to take a [noun] | 124 |
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| 4 | [be] [verb] to take a [noun] | 124 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [verb] to take a [noun] | 34 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] to take [art] [noun] | 28 |
|
| 7 | were [verb] to take [art] [noun] | 28 |
|
| 8 | were [verb] to take a [noun] | 13 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] take a [noun] | 11 |
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