| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 703 |
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| 2 | were [verb] [prep] [art] first | 175 |
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| 3 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 113 |
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| 4 | be [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 113 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 47 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 40 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 12 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] first | 12 |
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