| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] we were [v-ing] | 1178 |
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| 2 | [subord] we were [v-ing] | 696 |
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| 3 | [noun] we were [v-ing] | 352 |
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| 4 | [adv] we were [v-ing] | 300 |
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| 5 | [pron] we were [v-ing] | 297 |
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| 6 | [verb] we were [v-ing] | 279 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] we were [v-ing] | 266 |
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| 8 | that we were [v-ing] | 255 |
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| 9 | that we were [v-ing] | 255 |
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| 10 | [that] we were [v-ing] | 255 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] we were [v-ing] | 242 |
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| 12 | [coord] we were [v-ing] | 227 |
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| 13 | when we were [v-ing] | 223 |
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| 14 | when we were [v-ing] | 223 |
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| 15 | what we were [v-ing] | 217 |
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| 16 | what we were [v-ing] | 217 |
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| 17 | and we were [v-ing] | 187 |
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| 18 | and we were [v-ing] | 187 |
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| 19 | [vb past] we were [v-ing] | 180 |
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| 20 | [adv] we were [v-ing] | 155 |
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| 21 | [Wh adv] we were [v-ing] | 142 |
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| 22 | as we were [v-ing] | 125 |
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| 23 | as we were [v-ing] | 125 |
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| 24 | if we were [v-ing] | 119 |
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| 25 | if we were [v-ing] | 119 |
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| 26 | think we were [v-ing] | 96 |
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| 27 | thought we were [v-ing] | 77 |
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| 28 | while we were [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 29 | while we were [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 30 | [noun pl] we were [v-ing] | 60 |
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