| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 314 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 289 |
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| 3 | they were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 122 |
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| 4 | they were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 122 |
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| 5 | [noun] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 121 |
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| 6 | you were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 83 |
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| 7 | you were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 83 |
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| 8 | we were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 70 |
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| 9 | we were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 70 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 68 |
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| 11 | [conj] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 26 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 23 |
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| 13 | who were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 21 |
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| 14 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 21 |
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| 15 | who were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 21 |
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| 16 | and were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 18 |
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| 17 | and were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 18 |
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| 18 | [noun prp] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 18 |
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| 19 | [coord] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 18 |
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| 20 | [n mass] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 12 |
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| 21 | people were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 9 |
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| 22 | people were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 9 |
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| 23 | that were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 6 |
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| 24 | he were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 6 |
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| 25 | police were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 6 |
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| 26 | he were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 6 |
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| 27 | police were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 6 |
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| 28 | that were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 6 |
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| 29 | [that] were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 6 |
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| 30 | were [adv] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] | 96 |
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