| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [verb] to the [noun] | 193 |
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| 2 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 174 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 174 |
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| 4 | be [adv] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 168 |
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| 5 | [be] [adv] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 168 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 65 |
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| 7 | were [adv] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 20 |
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| 8 | were [adv] [v-ing] to [art] [noun] | 18 |
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| 9 | were [adv] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 16 |
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