| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] | 464 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [verb] [pers pn] | 286 |
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| 3 | were going [verb] [pron] | 206 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] [verb] [pos pn] | 126 |
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| 5 | were trying [verb] [pron] | 108 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [verb] it | 73 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [verb] it | 73 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] [verb] their | 68 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [verb] their | 68 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] [verb] he | 58 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] [verb] him | 57 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] [verb] i | 46 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] [verb] [indef pn] | 44 |
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| 14 | were [v-ing] [verb] me | 42 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] [verb] they | 35 |
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| 16 | were [v-ing] [verb] them | 34 |
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| 17 | were beginning [verb] [pron] | 30 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] [verb] she | 28 |
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| 19 | were [v-ing] [verb] her | 27 |
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| 20 | were [v-ing] [verb] we | 26 |
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| 21 | were [v-ing] make [pron] | 26 |
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| 22 | were [v-ing] to make [pron] | 25 |
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| 23 | were [v-ing] [verb] us | 24 |
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| 24 | were [v-ing] get [pron] | 22 |
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| 25 | were [v-ing] to get [pron] | 21 |
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| 26 | were [v-ing] [verb] something | 20 |
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| 27 | were [v-ing] [verb] something | 20 |
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| 28 | were [v-ing] [verb] you | 19 |
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| 29 | were [v-ing] do [pron] | 19 |
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| 30 | were [v-ing] [verb] you | 19 |
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