| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 335 |
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| 2 | they were [verb] a [noun sg] | 199 |
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| 3 | we were [verb] a [noun sg] | 129 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [vb pp] a [noun sg] | 92 |
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| 5 | you were [verb] a [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] were have a [noun sg] | 52 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] were [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 8 | [pers pn] were having a [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] were give a [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] were given a [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 11 | he were [verb] a [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] were make a [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 13 | i were [verb] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] were do a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] were doing a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] were making a [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] were take a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] were [verb] a lot | 16 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] were get a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 20 | [pers pn] were play a [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 21 | she were [verb] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 22 | [pers pn] were taking a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 23 | [pers pn] were playing a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 24 | [pers pn] were watching a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 25 | [pers pn] were watch a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 26 | [pers pn] were getting a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] were offer a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 28 | [pers pn] were [verb] a film | 8 |
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| 29 | [pers pn] were expecting a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 30 | [pers pn] were expect a [noun sg] | 8 |
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