| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pron] were [verb] [verb] a [noun sg] | 130 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] | 124 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 117 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [v-ing] [verb] a [noun] | 78 |
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| 5 | [pron] were [vb pp] [verb] a [noun] | 54 |
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| 6 | they were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 46 |
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| 7 | they were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 46 |
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| 8 | [pron] were go [verb] a [noun] | 42 |
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| 9 | [pron] were going [verb] a [noun] | 41 |
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| 10 | we were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 38 |
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| 11 | we were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 38 |
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| 12 | you were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 26 |
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| 13 | you were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 26 |
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| 14 | [pron] were [verb] have a [noun] | 20 |
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| 15 | [pron] were [verb] to have a [noun] | 19 |
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| 16 | [pron] were try [verb] a [noun] | 16 |
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| 17 | [pron] were trying [verb] a [noun] | 15 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 11 |
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| 19 | [pron] were ask [verb] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 20 | who were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 21 | [pron] were asked [verb] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 22 | who were [verb] [verb] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 23 | [pron] were [verb] to take a [noun] | 8 |
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| 24 | [pron] were [verb] take a [noun] | 8 |
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| 25 | [pron] were [verb] make a [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | [pron] were [verb] to make a [noun] | 8 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 28 | [pron] were [verb] to find a [noun] | 6 |
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| 29 | [pron] were [verb] find a [noun] | 6 |
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| 30 | [pron] were invite [verb] a [noun] | 5 |
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