| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the | 252 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] out [prep] [art] | 75 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] up [prep] [art] | 69 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] a | 53 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] to [art] | 50 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] in [art] | 37 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] back [prep] [art] | 37 |
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| 8 | were coming [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 36 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] of [art] | 36 |
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| 10 | were going [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 35 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] on [art] | 34 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] on [prep] [art] | 29 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] at [art] | 29 |
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| 14 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] from [art] | 27 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] down [prep] [art] | 26 |
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| 16 | were [v-ing] in [prep] [art] | 25 |
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| 17 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] into [art] | 19 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] around [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 19 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] for [art] | 17 |
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| 20 | were looking [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 13 |
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| 21 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] with [art] | 13 |
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| 22 | were [v-ing] off [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 23 | were walking [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 24 | were [v-ing] along [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 25 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] towards [art] | 9 |
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| 26 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] an | 8 |
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| 27 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] through [art] | 8 |
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| 28 | were sitting [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 29 | were [v-ing] about [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 30 | were getting [adv prt] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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