| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and [pers pn] were [verb] | 1301 |
|
| 2 | [coord] they were [verb] | 914 |
|
| 3 | [coord] [pers pn] were [v-ing] | 861 |
|
| 4 | [coord] [pers pn] were [vb pp] | 790 |
|
| 5 | [coord] we were [verb] | 413 |
|
| 6 | but [pers pn] were [verb] | 376 |
|
| 7 | [coord] i were [verb] | 196 |
|
| 8 | [coord] you were [verb] | 128 |
|
| 9 | [coord] [pers pn] were go | 104 |
|
| 10 | [coord] [pers pn] were going | 94 |
|
| 11 | [coord] [pers pn] were [to-vb] | 43 |
|
| 12 | [coord] [pers pn] were tell | 42 |
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| 13 | [coord] [pers pn] were say | 39 |
|
| 14 | [coord] [pers pn] were do | 38 |
|
| 15 | [coord] [pers pn] were saying | 36 |
|
| 16 | [coord] [pers pn] were doing | 36 |
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| 17 | [coord] [pers pn] were told | 35 |
|
| 18 | [coord] [pers pn] were talk | 31 |
|
| 19 | [coord] [pers pn] were talking | 31 |
|
| 20 | [coord] [pers pn] were give | 30 |
|
| 21 | [coord] [pers pn] were look | 30 |
|
| 22 | [coord] [pers pn] were looking | 29 |
|
| 23 | [coord] [pers pn] were take | 27 |
|
| 24 | [coord] [pers pn] were have | 26 |
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| 25 | [coord] [pers pn] were given | 25 |
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| 26 | [coord] [pers pn] were getting | 24 |
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| 27 | [coord] [pers pn] were get | 24 |
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| 28 | [coord] [pers pn] were sit | 23 |
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| 29 | [coord] [pers pn] were leave | 23 |
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| 30 | [coord] [pers pn] were make | 22 |
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