| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 1136 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] | 591 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [prep] [pos pn] | 397 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] for [pron] | 235 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] for [pron] | 235 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [prep] their | 175 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [prep] their | 175 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] [prep] he | 148 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [prep] him | 148 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] at [pron] | 146 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] at [pron] | 146 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] to [pron] | 133 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] to [pron] | 133 |
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| 14 | were looking [prep] [pron] | 123 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] about [pron] | 109 |
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| 16 | were [v-ing] about [pron] | 109 |
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| 17 | were [v-ing] [prep] it | 108 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] [prep] it | 108 |
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| 19 | were talking [prep] [pron] | 99 |
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| 20 | were [v-ing] [prep] i | 97 |
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| 21 | were [v-ing] [prep] me | 93 |
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| 22 | were [v-ing] with [pron] | 92 |
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| 23 | were [v-ing] with [pron] | 92 |
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| 24 | were [v-ing] [prep] she | 91 |
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| 25 | were [v-ing] [prep] her | 90 |
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| 26 | were [v-ing] [prep] [indef pn] | 86 |
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| 27 | were [v-ing] on [pron] | 85 |
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| 28 | were [v-ing] on [pron] | 85 |
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| 29 | were [v-ing] in [pron] | 82 |
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| 30 | were [v-ing] in [pron] | 82 |
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