| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [adj] | 55 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [adj] | 26 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [adj] | 25 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] [noun] in [adj] | 13 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [noun] in [adj] | 13 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [noun] of [adj] | 11 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [noun] of [adj] | 11 |
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| 8 | were taking [noun] [prep] [adj] | 10 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] place [prep] [adj] | 9 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] place [prep] [adj] | 9 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] [noun] for [adj] | 8 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] [noun] for [adj] | 8 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] [noun] to [adj] | 6 |
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| 14 | were [v-ing] [noun] to [adj] | 6 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] [noun] with [adj] | 6 |
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| 16 | were [v-ing] [noun] with [adj] | 6 |
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