| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 911 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 789 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 764 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 674 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 380 |
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| 6 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 366 |
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| 7 | we were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 227 |
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| 8 | we were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 221 |
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| 9 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 210 |
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| 10 | [pron] were [v-ing] in [art] [noun] | 150 |
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| 11 | [pron] were [v-ing] in [art] [noun] | 150 |
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| 12 | [pron] were [v-ing] on [art] [noun] | 132 |
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| 13 | [pron] were [v-ing] on [art] [noun] | 132 |
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| 14 | you were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 111 |
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| 15 | you were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 111 |
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| 16 | [pron] were [v-ing] for [art] [noun] | 107 |
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| 17 | [pron] were [v-ing] for [art] [noun] | 107 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 98 |
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| 19 | who were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 97 |
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| 20 | who were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 97 |
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| 21 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 96 |
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| 22 | [pron] were [v-ing] at [art] [noun] | 84 |
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| 23 | [pron] were [v-ing] at [art] [noun] | 84 |
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| 24 | [pron] were [v-ing] to [art] [noun] | 82 |
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| 25 | [pron] were [v-ing] to [art] [noun] | 82 |
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| 26 | [pron] were looking [prep] [art] [noun] | 72 |
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| 27 | [pron] were sitting [prep] [art] [noun] | 62 |
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| 28 | [pron] were standing [prep] [art] [noun] | 58 |
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| 29 | [pron] were going [prep] [art] [noun] | 57 |
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| 30 | [pron] were [v-ing] about [art] [noun] | 54 |
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