| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [subord] they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 36 |
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| 2 | [conj] they were [v-ing] out [prep] | 20 |
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| 3 | [conj] they were going [adv prt] [prep] | 16 |
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| 4 | [conj] they were [v-ing] [adv prt] to | 12 |
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| 5 | [conj] they were [v-ing] [adv prt] of | 11 |
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| 6 | that they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 11 |
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| 7 | that they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 11 |
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| 8 | [coord] they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 11 |
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| 9 | [that] they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 11 |
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| 10 | if they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 10 |
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| 11 | if they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 10 |
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| 12 | [conj] they were [v-ing] up [prep] | 10 |
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| 13 | and they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 9 |
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| 14 | and they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 9 |
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| 15 | when they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 8 |
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| 16 | when they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 8 |
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| 17 | [conj] they were [v-ing] down [prep] | 7 |
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| 18 | [conj] they were [v-ing] back [prep] | 7 |
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| 19 | [conj] they were coming [adv prt] [prep] | 7 |
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| 20 | [conj] they were [v-ing] [adv prt] for | 7 |
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| 21 | [conj] they were [v-ing] [adv prt] on | 6 |
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| 22 | as they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 6 |
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| 23 | as they were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] | 6 |
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| 24 | [conj] they were [v-ing] [adv prt] in | 5 |
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