| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Wh det] [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] | 221 |
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| 2 | what [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] | 208 |
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| 3 | [Wh det] they were [v-ing] [prep] | 104 |
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| 4 | [Wh det] they were [v-ing] [prep] | 104 |
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| 5 | [Wh det] [pron] were [v-ing] about | 76 |
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| 6 | [Wh det] we were [v-ing] [prep] | 61 |
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| 7 | [Wh det] we were [v-ing] [prep] | 61 |
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| 8 | [Wh det] [pron] were [v-ing] for | 58 |
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| 9 | [Wh det] [pron] were talking [prep] | 54 |
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| 10 | [Wh det] you were [v-ing] [prep] | 52 |
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| 11 | [Wh det] you were [v-ing] [prep] | 52 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] [pron] were doing [prep] | 44 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [pron] were looking [prep] | 42 |
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| 14 | [Wh det] [pron] were saying [prep] | 21 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] [pron] were [v-ing] at | 18 |
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| 16 | [Wh det] [pron] were [v-ing] to | 15 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] [pron] were [v-ing] in | 14 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] [pron] were [v-ing] on | 12 |
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| 19 | which [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] | 10 |
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| 20 | [Wh det] [pron] were [v-ing] with | 6 |
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| 21 | [Wh det] [pron] were thinking [prep] | 5 |
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