| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] [prep] | 592 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] [prep] | 486 |
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| 3 | were [verb] [prep] [art] time [prep] | 36 |
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| 4 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] [art] time [prep] | 22 |
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| 5 | be [v-ing] [prep] [art] time [prep] | 22 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] time [prep] | 14 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] time [prep] | 6 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] time [prep] | 5 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] time [prep] | 5 |
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