| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [verb] [adv] | 1867 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [adv] | 1841 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [verb] [adv prt] | 1809 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [verb] [adv] | 1629 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] [adv] | 1528 |
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| 6 | we were [verb] [adv] | 863 |
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| 7 | you were [verb] [adv] | 473 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] were [verb] up | 448 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] were [verb] up | 448 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] were [verb] out | 401 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] were [verb] out | 401 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] were go [adv] | 265 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] were going [adv] | 246 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] were [verb] down | 174 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] were [verb] down | 174 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] were [to-vb] [adv] | 165 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] were [verb] on | 150 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] were [verb] on | 150 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] were [verb] in | 145 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] were [verb] in | 145 |
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| 21 | [pers pn] were [verb] back | 138 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] were [verb] back | 138 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] were come [adv] | 130 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] were coming [adv] | 119 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] were do [adv] | 111 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] were [verb] away | 105 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] were [verb] away | 105 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] were [verb] off | 100 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] were [verb] off | 100 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] were doing [adv] | 98 |
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