| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 50 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 48 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the | 31 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the | 31 |
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| 5 | were [vb pp] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 26 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 23 |
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| 7 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] a | 18 |
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| 8 | were going [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 14 |
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| 9 | were go [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 14 |
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| 10 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] a | 14 |
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| 11 | were [verb] [verb] it [prep] [art] | 13 |
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| 12 | were [verb] [verb] him [prep] [art] | 12 |
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| 13 | were [verb] [verb] them [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 14 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] on [art] | 9 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [verb] her [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 16 | were make [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 17 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] in [art] | 7 |
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| 18 | were made [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 19 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] to [art] | 6 |
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| 20 | were trying [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 21 | were try [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] with [art] | 5 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [verb] [pers pn] into [art] | 5 |
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| 24 | were [verb] [verb] me [prep] [art] | 5 |
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