| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 580 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 528 |
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| 3 | [noun] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 463 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 294 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 225 |
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| 6 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 221 |
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| 7 | you were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 138 |
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| 8 | you were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 138 |
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| 9 | we were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 108 |
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| 10 | we were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 106 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 78 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 49 |
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| 13 | who were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 43 |
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| 14 | who were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 43 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 43 |
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| 16 | [n mass] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 42 |
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| 17 | people were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 35 |
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| 18 | people were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 35 |
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| 19 | [conj] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 34 |
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| 20 | eyes were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 22 |
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| 21 | eye were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 22 |
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| 22 | [adj] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 22 |
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| 23 | he were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 21 |
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| 24 | he were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 21 |
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| 25 | she were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 19 |
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| 26 | [coord] were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 19 |
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| 27 | she were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 19 |
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| 28 | and were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 18 |
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| 29 | and were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 18 |
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| 30 | that were [v-ing] [prep] [pron] | 14 |
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