| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [art] | 277 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [noun] [prep] the | 213 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [noun] [prep] the | 213 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [art] | 170 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [art] | 87 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [noun] in [art] | 73 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [noun] [prep] a | 63 |
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| 8 | were taking [noun] [prep] [art] | 60 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [noun] [prep] a | 49 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] place [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] [noun] on [art] | 29 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] place [prep] [art] | 29 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] [noun] for [art] | 26 |
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| 14 | were [v-ing] [noun] to [art] | 26 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] [noun] of [art] | 25 |
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| 16 | were [v-ing] [noun] at [art] | 24 |
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| 17 | were [v-ing] part [prep] [art] | 22 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] part [prep] [art] | 22 |
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| 19 | were [v-ing] [noun prp] [prep] [art] | 16 |
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| 20 | were [v-ing] [noun] [prep] an | 14 |
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| 21 | were [v-ing] [noun] with [art] | 14 |
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| 22 | were playing [noun] [prep] [art] | 12 |
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| 23 | were having [noun] [prep] [art] | 10 |
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| 24 | were [v-ing] [noun] from [art] | 10 |
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| 25 | were making [noun] [prep] [art] | 9 |
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| 26 | were losing [noun] [prep] [art] | 7 |
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| 27 | were giving [noun] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 28 | were seeking [noun] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 29 | were causing [noun] [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 30 | were [v-ing] [noun] as [art] | 5 |
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