| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [pers pn] [v-ing] | 322 |
|
| 2 | [Wh det] were [pers pn] [verb] | 317 |
|
| 3 | what were [pers pn] [verb] | 315 |
|
| 4 | what were [pers pn] [verb] | 315 |
|
| 5 | [pron] were you [verb] | 284 |
|
| 6 | [pron] were [pers pn] do | 134 |
|
| 7 | [pron] were [pers pn] doing | 122 |
|
| 8 | [pers pn] were [pers pn] [verb] | 67 |
|
| 9 | [pron] were they [verb] | 63 |
|
| 10 | [pron] were we [verb] | 38 |
|
| 11 | [pron] were [pers pn] [vb pp] | 36 |
|
| 12 | [pron] were [pers pn] [vb base] | 33 |
|
| 13 | they were [pers pn] [verb] | 32 |
|
| 14 | [pron] were [pers pn] say | 31 |
|
| 15 | they were [pers pn] [verb] | 29 |
|
| 16 | [pron] were [pers pn] saying | 29 |
|
| 17 | [Wh pn] were [pers pn] [verb] | 27 |
|
| 18 | who were [pers pn] [verb] | 26 |
|
| 19 | who were [pers pn] [verb] | 26 |
|
| 20 | [pron] were [pers pn] going | 25 |
|
| 21 | [pron] were [pers pn] go | 25 |
|
| 22 | [pron] were [pers pn] think | 22 |
|
| 23 | [pron] were [pers pn] talking | 21 |
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| 24 | [pron] were [pers pn] talk | 21 |
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| 25 | [pron] were i [verb] | 18 |
|
| 26 | [pron] were [pers pn] know | 18 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [pers pn] know | 17 |
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| 28 | [pron] were [pers pn] thinking | 16 |
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| 29 | [pron] were [pers pn] [to-vb] | 14 |
|
| 30 | [pron] were [pers pn] gon | 14 |
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