| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 27 |
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| 2 | [vb past] they were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 17 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 12 |
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| 4 | thought [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 9 |
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| 5 | said [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 9 |
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| 6 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [det] | 9 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [v-ing] for [adj] | 8 |
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| 8 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [v-ing] for [adj] | 8 |
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| 9 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 6 |
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| 10 | [vb past] we were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 5 |
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| 11 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [v-ing] to [adj] | 5 |
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| 12 | [vb past] [pers pn] were [v-ing] to [adj] | 5 |
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| 13 | [vb past] you were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 5 |
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