| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] at the [det] time | 34 |
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| 2 | be [v-ing] at the [det] time | 25 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] at the [det] time | 25 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] at the [det] time | 11 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] at the [det] [noun] | 9 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] at the [adj] time | 7 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] at [art] [det] time | 6 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] at [art] [det] time | 6 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] at the [det] time | 6 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [det] time | 6 |
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