| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [adv] | 862 |
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| 2 | they were [v-ing] [adv] | 405 |
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| 3 | they were [v-ing] [adv] | 386 |
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| 4 | we were [v-ing] [adv] | 252 |
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| 5 | we were [v-ing] [adv] | 250 |
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| 6 | you were [v-ing] [adv] | 145 |
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| 7 | you were [v-ing] [adv] | 145 |
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| 8 | [pron] were doing [adv] | 89 |
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| 9 | [pron] were going [adv] | 88 |
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| 10 | [pron] were [v-ing] there | 69 |
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| 11 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] [adv] | 57 |
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| 12 | who were [v-ing] [adv] | 57 |
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| 13 | who were [v-ing] [adv] | 57 |
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| 14 | [pron] were [v-ing] away | 56 |
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| 15 | [pron] were [v-ing] together | 50 |
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| 16 | [pron] were [v-ing] home | 45 |
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| 17 | [pron] were sitting [adv] | 42 |
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| 18 | [pron] were [v-ing] so | 42 |
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| 19 | [pron] were looking [adv] | 38 |
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| 20 | [pron] were working [adv] | 36 |
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| 21 | [pron] were saying [adv] | 34 |
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| 22 | [pron] were getting [adv] | 32 |
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| 23 | [pron] were coming [adv] | 32 |
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| 24 | [pron] were [v-ing] forward | 32 |
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| 25 | [pron] were [v-ing] too | 29 |
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| 26 | [pron] were [v-ing] earlier | 28 |
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| 27 | [pron] were [v-ing] again | 25 |
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| 28 | [pron] were talking [adv] | 25 |
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| 29 | i were [v-ing] [adv] | 25 |
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| 30 | i were [v-ing] [adv] | 24 |
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