| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [v-ing] a | 663 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] a | 611 |
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| 3 | [noun] were [v-ing] a | 402 |
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| 4 | they were [v-ing] a | 282 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] a | 280 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] a | 225 |
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| 7 | we were [v-ing] a | 158 |
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| 8 | we were [v-ing] a | 157 |
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| 9 | you were [v-ing] a | 93 |
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| 10 | you were [v-ing] a | 93 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] were [v-ing] a | 78 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] were [v-ing] a | 75 |
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| 13 | who were [v-ing] a | 38 |
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| 14 | who were [v-ing] a | 38 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] a | 38 |
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| 16 | he were [v-ing] a | 35 |
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| 17 | he were [v-ing] a | 35 |
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| 18 | [conj] were [v-ing] a | 27 |
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| 19 | [n mass] were [v-ing] a | 23 |
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| 20 | [coord] were [v-ing] a | 23 |
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| 21 | i were [v-ing] a | 21 |
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| 22 | and were [v-ing] a | 21 |
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| 23 | i were [v-ing] a | 21 |
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| 24 | and were [v-ing] a | 21 |
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| 25 | she were [v-ing] a | 17 |
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| 26 | she were [v-ing] a | 17 |
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| 27 | [adj] were [v-ing] a | 16 |
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| 28 | people were [v-ing] a | 13 |
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| 29 | people were [v-ing] a | 13 |
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| 30 | man were [v-ing] a | 10 |
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