| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [adv] | 1841 |
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| 2 | [pron] were [v-ing] [adv prt] | 1011 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [v-ing] [adv] | 950 |
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| 4 | they were [v-ing] [adv] | 883 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] [adv] | 846 |
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| 6 | we were [v-ing] [adv] | 533 |
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| 7 | we were [v-ing] [adv] | 527 |
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| 8 | you were [v-ing] [adv] | 306 |
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| 9 | you were [v-ing] [adv] | 304 |
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| 10 | [pron] were going [adv] | 263 |
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| 11 | [pron] were [v-ing] up | 219 |
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| 12 | [pron] were [v-ing] up | 219 |
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| 13 | [pron] were [v-ing] out | 202 |
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| 14 | [pron] were [v-ing] out | 202 |
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| 15 | [pron] were coming [adv] | 122 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] [adv] | 119 |
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| 17 | who were [v-ing] [adv] | 118 |
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| 18 | who were [v-ing] [adv] | 118 |
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| 19 | [pron] were doing [adv] | 104 |
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| 20 | [pron] were [v-ing] down | 101 |
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| 21 | [pron] were [v-ing] down | 101 |
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| 22 | [pron] were [v-ing] on | 96 |
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| 23 | [pron] were [v-ing] on | 96 |
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| 24 | [pron] were [v-ing] back | 80 |
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| 25 | [pron] were [v-ing] back | 80 |
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| 26 | [pron] were [v-ing] in | 78 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [v-ing] in | 78 |
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| 28 | [pron] were getting [adv] | 72 |
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| 29 | [pron] were [v-ing] there | 69 |
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| 30 | [pron] were [v-ing] there | 69 |
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