| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 2 | were still [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 36 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [v-ing] in the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 4 | were now [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 5 | were already [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 6 | were [adv] [v-ing] on the [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 7 | were [adv] [v-ing] to the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 8 | were [adv] [v-ing] for the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 9 | were [adv] [v-ing] at the [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 10 | were [adv] sitting [prep] the [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 11 | were [adv] working [prep] the [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 12 | were actually [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 13 | were also [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 14 | were [adv] coming [prep] the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 15 | were just [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 16 | were [adv] [v-ing] about the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 17 | were [adv] [v-ing] into the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 18 | were [adv] [v-ing] from the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 19 | were [adv] looking [prep] the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 20 | were [adv] talking [prep] the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 21 | were [adv] going [prep] the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 22 | were [adv] [v-ing] over the [noun sg] | 5 |
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