| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] [noun] | 39 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [prep] [art] [det] time | 36 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] time | 26 |
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| 4 | be [v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] time | 26 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time | 16 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] time | 11 |
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