| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] were [verb] [pers pn] | 951 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [v-ing] [pers pn] | 793 |
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| 3 | they were [verb] [pers pn] | 365 |
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| 4 | they were [verb] [pers pn] | 363 |
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| 5 | [pron] were [verb] it | 309 |
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| 6 | you were [verb] [pers pn] | 274 |
|
| 7 | you were [verb] [pers pn] | 274 |
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| 8 | we were [verb] [pers pn] | 169 |
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| 9 | we were [verb] [pers pn] | 168 |
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| 10 | [pron] were [verb] me | 134 |
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| 11 | [pron] were [to-vb] [pers pn] | 123 |
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| 12 | [pron] were [vb pp] [pers pn] | 117 |
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| 13 | [pron] were [verb] them | 116 |
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| 14 | [pron] were [verb] him | 114 |
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| 15 | [pron] were tell [pers pn] | 110 |
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| 16 | [pron] were [verb] you | 97 |
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| 17 | [pron] were [verb] her | 72 |
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| 18 | [pron] were do [pers pn] | 65 |
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| 19 | i were [verb] [pers pn] | 63 |
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| 20 | i were [verb] [pers pn] | 62 |
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| 21 | who were [verb] [pers pn] | 61 |
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| 22 | who were [verb] [pers pn] | 61 |
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| 23 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [pers pn] | 61 |
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| 24 | [pron] were telling [pers pn] | 60 |
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| 25 | [pron] were doing [pers pn] | 59 |
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| 26 | [pron] were [verb] they | 55 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [verb] i | 39 |
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| 28 | [pron] were told [pers pn] | 38 |
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| 29 | [pron] were say [pers pn] | 38 |
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| 30 | he were [verb] [pers pn] | 34 |
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