| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 220 |
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| 2 | were [adv] [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 207 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 4 | were [not/n't] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 5 | were not [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 6 | were not [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 7 | were still [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 8 | were still [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 9 | were n't [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 10 | were already [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 11 | were already [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 12 | were just [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 13 | were just [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 14 | were [adv] getting [art] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 15 | were also [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 16 | were [adv] doing [art] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 17 | were also [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 18 | were now [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 19 | were now [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 20 | were [adv] [v-ing] an [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 21 | were [adv] taking [art] [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 22 | were yesterday [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 23 | were yesterday [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 24 | were [adv] having [art] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 25 | were only [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 26 | were only [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 27 | were [adv] investigating [art] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 28 | were [adv] examining [art] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 29 | were actually [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 30 | were actually [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 6 |
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