| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [prep] [conj] [pron] were [v-ing] | 511 |
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| 2 | [prep] [subord] [pron] were [v-ing] | 505 |
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| 3 | [prep] [conj] [pers pn] were [v-ing] | 496 |
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| 4 | [prep] if [pron] were [v-ing] | 486 |
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| 5 | [prep] if [pron] were [v-ing] | 486 |
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| 6 | as [conj] [pron] were [v-ing] | 483 |
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| 7 | as [conj] [pron] were [v-ing] | 483 |
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| 8 | [prep] [conj] he were [v-ing] | 151 |
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| 9 | [prep] [conj] he were [v-ing] | 151 |
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| 10 | [prep] [conj] they were [v-ing] | 109 |
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| 11 | [prep] [conj] they were [v-ing] | 109 |
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| 12 | [prep] [conj] she were [v-ing] | 102 |
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| 13 | [prep] [conj] she were [v-ing] | 102 |
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| 14 | [prep] [conj] you were [v-ing] | 49 |
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| 15 | [prep] [conj] you were [v-ing] | 49 |
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| 16 | [prep] [conj] [pron] were going | 40 |
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| 17 | [prep] [conj] i were [v-ing] | 33 |
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| 18 | [prep] [conj] i were [v-ing] | 33 |
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| 19 | [prep] [conj] it were [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 20 | [prep] [conj] it were [v-ing] | 29 |
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| 21 | [prep] [conj] [pron] were trying | 24 |
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| 22 | [prep] [conj] we were [v-ing] | 23 |
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| 23 | [prep] [conj] we were [v-ing] | 23 |
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| 24 | [prep] [conj] [pron] were looking | 18 |
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| 25 | [prep] [conj] [indef pn] were [v-ing] | 14 |
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| 26 | [prep] [conj] [pron] were playing | 14 |
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| 27 | [prep] whether [pron] were [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 28 | [prep] [conj] [pron] were doing | 12 |
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| 29 | [prep] whether [pron] were [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 30 | [prep] [conj] [pron] were making | 11 |
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