| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] [pers pn] were [verb] | 1675 |
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| 2 | [noun] they were [verb] | 1326 |
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| 3 | [noun] [pers pn] were [v-ing] | 1252 |
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| 4 | [noun] [pers pn] were [vb pp] | 994 |
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| 5 | [noun] we were [verb] | 639 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] [pers pn] were [verb] | 483 |
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| 7 | [noun] you were [verb] | 324 |
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| 8 | time [pers pn] were [verb] | 174 |
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| 9 | time [pers pn] were [verb] | 157 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [pers pn] were [verb] | 129 |
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| 11 | [noun] [pers pn] were go | 124 |
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| 12 | [noun] [pers pn] were going | 120 |
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| 13 | way [pers pn] were [verb] | 99 |
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| 14 | way [pers pn] were [verb] | 98 |
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| 15 | [noun] [pers pn] were [to-vb] | 73 |
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| 16 | day [pers pn] were [verb] | 71 |
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| 17 | [noun] [pers pn] were talking | 63 |
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| 18 | [noun] [pers pn] were talk | 63 |
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| 19 | [noun] [pers pn] were look | 57 |
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| 20 | day [pers pn] were [verb] | 57 |
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| 21 | [noun] [pers pn] were looking | 56 |
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| 22 | [noun] [pers pn] were do | 53 |
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| 23 | [noun] [pers pn] were doing | 50 |
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| 24 | [noun] [pers pn] were make | 49 |
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| 25 | [noun] [pers pn] were give | 49 |
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| 26 | [noun] [pers pn] were tell | 47 |
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| 27 | [noun] [pers pn] were given | 44 |
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| 28 | [noun] [pers pn] were told | 41 |
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| 29 | week [pers pn] were [verb] | 40 |
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| 30 | year [pers pn] were [verb] | 37 |
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