| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [noun] were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] | 24 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] | 21 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] [v-ing] a [noun] | 37 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] [v-ing] a [noun] | 37 |
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| 6 | were [verb] for [v-ing] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 7 | were [verb] for [v-ing] a [noun] | 9 |
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| 8 | were [verb] [conj] [v-ing] a [noun] | 7 |
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| 9 | were [verb] of [v-ing] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 10 | were [verb] of [v-ing] a [noun] | 6 |
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| 11 | were [verb] about [v-ing] a [noun] | 5 |
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| 12 | were [verb] about [v-ing] a [noun] | 5 |
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| 13 | were [verb] by [v-ing] a [noun] | 5 |
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| 14 | were [verb] by [v-ing] a [noun] | 5 |
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| 15 | were [verb] [subord] [v-ing] a [noun] | 5 |
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| 16 | were [verb] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 17 | were [verb] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 10 |
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| 18 | were [verb] [v-ing] to a [noun] | 5 |
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| 19 | were [verb] [v-ing] to a [noun] | 5 |
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| 20 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 23 |
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| 21 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 19 |
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| 22 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] [noun] | 15 |
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| 23 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun prp] [noun] | 8 |
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| 24 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun sg] [noun] | 7 |
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| 25 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] [noun] | 15 |
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| 26 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 27 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] [prep] | 12 |
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| 28 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] [prep] | 12 |
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| 29 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] of | 11 |
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| 30 | were [verb] [v-ing] a [noun] of | 11 |
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