| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 219 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] | 210 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 200 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] in a [adj] [noun] | 47 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] in a [adj] [noun] | 47 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 46 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] for a [adj] [noun] | 46 |
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| 8 | were looking [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 22 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] on a [adj] [noun] | 21 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] on a [adj] [noun] | 21 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] with a [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] with a [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 13 | were going [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 14 | were [v-ing] [prep] a new [noun] | 15 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] at a [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 16 | were [v-ing] at a [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 17 | were [v-ing] [prep] a new [noun] | 15 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] to a [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 19 | were [v-ing] to a [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 20 | were standing [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 21 | were [v-ing] into a [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | were moving [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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| 23 | were [v-ing] into a [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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| 24 | were [v-ing] through a [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 25 | were working [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | were living [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 27 | were [v-ing] from a [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 28 | were [v-ing] from a [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 29 | were [v-ing] through a [adj] [noun] | 8 |
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| 30 | were dealing [prep] a [adj] [noun] | 7 |
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