| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [pers pn] were [verb] | 1831 |
|
| 2 | [Wh det] [pron] were [verb] | 1509 |
|
| 3 | [pron] [pron] were [v-ing] | 1244 |
|
| 4 | [pron] they were [verb] | 1057 |
|
| 5 | [pron] they were [verb] | 1057 |
|
| 6 | what [pron] were [verb] | 974 |
|
| 7 | what [pron] were [verb] | 974 |
|
| 8 | [pron] [pron] were [vb pp] | 615 |
|
| 9 | which [pron] were [verb] | 517 |
|
| 10 | which [pron] were [verb] | 517 |
|
| 11 | [pron] we were [verb] | 379 |
|
| 12 | [pron] we were [verb] | 379 |
|
| 13 | [pron] you were [verb] | 373 |
|
| 14 | [pron] [pron] were do | 372 |
|
| 15 | [pron] you were [verb] | 372 |
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| 16 | [pron] [pron] were doing | 365 |
|
| 17 | [pers pn] [pron] were [verb] | 229 |
|
| 18 | [pron] [pron] were say | 130 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [pron] were saying | 127 |
|
| 20 | [pron] [pron] were go | 104 |
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| 21 | [pron] [pron] were going | 103 |
|
| 22 | [Wh pn] [pron] were [verb] | 85 |
|
| 23 | [pron] [pron] were talking | 67 |
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| 24 | [pron] [pron] were talk | 67 |
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| 25 | [pron] [pron] were look | 52 |
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| 26 | [pron] [pron] were looking | 52 |
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| 27 | whom [pron] were [verb] | 51 |
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| 28 | whom [pron] were [verb] | 51 |
|
| 29 | [indef pn] [pron] were [verb] | 48 |
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| 30 | [pron] [pron] were tell | 46 |
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