| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 391 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] in [adj] | 107 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] in [adj] | 107 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] on [adj] | 39 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] on [adj] | 39 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] with [adj] | 36 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] with [adj] | 36 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] from [adj] | 34 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] from [adj] | 34 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] for [adj] | 34 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] for [adj] | 34 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] to [adj] | 26 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] to [adj] | 26 |
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| 14 | were working [prep] [adj] | 25 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] at [adj] | 25 |
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| 16 | were looking [prep] [adj] | 25 |
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| 17 | were [v-ing] at [adj] | 25 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] into [adj] | 19 |
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| 19 | were [v-ing] into [adj] | 19 |
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| 20 | were talking [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 21 | were [v-ing] about [adj] | 16 |
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| 22 | were [v-ing] [prep] other | 16 |
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| 23 | were [v-ing] about [adj] | 16 |
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| 24 | were suffering [prep] [adj] | 15 |
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| 25 | were [v-ing] [prep] different | 13 |
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| 26 | were living [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 27 | were going [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 28 | were serving [prep] [adj] | 10 |
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| 29 | were [v-ing] [prep] new | 10 |
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| 30 | were [v-ing] [prep] german | 9 |
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