No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | were about [verb] | 272 | |
2 | were about [to-vb] | 272 | |
3 | were about to leave | 18 | |
4 | were about leave | 18 | |
5 | were about take | 9 | |
6 | were about to take | 9 | |
7 | were about enter | 8 | |
8 | were about to enter | 8 | |
9 | were about turn | 7 | |
10 | were about to say | 7 | |
11 | were about say | 7 | |
12 | were about to go | 7 | |
13 | were about go | 7 | |
14 | were about to turn | 7 | |
15 | were about become | 7 | |
16 | were about to become | 7 | |
17 | were about start | 6 | |
18 | were about to start | 6 | |
19 | were about do | 5 | |
20 | were about to burst | 5 | |
21 | were about begin | 5 | |
22 | were about to do | 5 | |
23 | were about to set | 5 | |
24 | were about burst | 5 | |
25 | were about set | 5 | |
26 | were about to change | 5 | |
27 | were about to begin | 5 | |
28 | were about change | 5 |