| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 175 |
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| 2 | they were [verb] [prep] [num] | 169 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 73 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 65 |
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| 5 | they [be] [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 65 |
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| 6 | they be [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 65 |
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| 7 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 26 |
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| 8 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 25 |
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| 9 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 25 |
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