| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 169 |
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| 2 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 3 | [be] already [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 93 |
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| 4 | be already [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 93 |
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| 5 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 6 | were already [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 7 | were already [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 24 |
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| 8 | were already [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 9 | were already [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 10 | were already [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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