| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [v-ing] [coord] | 63 |
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| 2 | were [adv] [v-ing] and | 53 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [v-ing] and | 53 |
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| 4 | were [adv] [v-ing] [subord] | 39 |
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| 5 | were still [v-ing] [conj] | 32 |
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| 6 | were [adv] [v-ing] that | 31 |
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| 7 | were [adv] [v-ing] that | 31 |
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| 8 | were [adv] [v-ing] [that] | 31 |
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| 9 | were [adv] [v-ing] when | 19 |
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| 10 | were [adv] [v-ing] when | 19 |
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| 11 | were already [v-ing] [conj] | 17 |
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| 12 | were [adv] [v-ing] as | 12 |
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| 13 | were [adv] [v-ing] as | 12 |
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| 14 | were now [v-ing] [conj] | 12 |
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| 15 | were just [v-ing] [conj] | 10 |
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| 16 | were constantly [v-ing] [conj] | 5 |
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| 17 | were [adv] [v-ing] but | 5 |
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| 18 | were [adv] [v-ing] or | 5 |
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| 19 | were openly [v-ing] [conj] | 5 |
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| 20 | were [adv] [v-ing] or | 5 |
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| 21 | were [adv] [v-ing] but | 5 |
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| 22 | were [adv] [v-ing] whether | 5 |
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| 23 | were [adv] arguing [conj] | 5 |
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| 24 | were [adv] [v-ing] whether | 5 |
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| 25 | were also [v-ing] [conj] | 5 |
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