| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [subord] we were [verb] [prep] | 290 |
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| 2 | [subord] we were [v-ing] [prep] | 180 |
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| 3 | when we were [verb] [prep] | 86 |
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| 4 | [subord] we were [vb pp] [prep] | 82 |
|
| 5 | if we were [verb] [prep] | 72 |
|
| 6 | [subord] we were [verb] to | 47 |
|
| 7 | [subord] we were [verb] in | 40 |
|
| 8 | as we were [verb] [prep] | 35 |
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| 9 | [subord] we were talk [prep] | 34 |
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| 10 | [subord] we were talking [prep] | 34 |
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| 11 | [subord] we were [verb] about | 31 |
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| 12 | [subord] we were [to-vb] [prep] | 28 |
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| 13 | [subord] we were [verb] at | 25 |
|
| 14 | because we were [verb] [prep] | 24 |
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| 15 | [subord] we were [verb] for | 23 |
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| 16 | [subord] we were go [prep] | 23 |
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| 17 | [subord] we were [verb] with | 20 |
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| 18 | [subord] we were going [prep] | 19 |
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| 19 | [subord] we were [verb] by | 19 |
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| 20 | while we were [verb] [prep] | 19 |
|
| 21 | [subord] we were look [prep] | 18 |
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| 22 | [subord] we were [verb] on | 17 |
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| 23 | [subord] we were looking [prep] | 16 |
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| 24 | [subord] we were sit [prep] | 10 |
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| 25 | [subord] we were [verb] from | 9 |
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| 26 | [subord] we were [verb] into | 9 |
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| 27 | [subord] we were sitting [prep] | 9 |
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| 28 | [subord] we were [verb] through | 9 |
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| 29 | [subord] we were told [prep] | 8 |
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| 30 | [subord] we were waiting [prep] | 8 |
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