| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 116 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 83 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 80 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] a | 29 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] themselves [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] themselves [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] [pron] in [art] | 21 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] [pron] in [art] | 21 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] [pron] for [art] | 17 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] [pron] for [art] | 17 |
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| 14 | were [v-ing] he [prep] [art] | 15 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] him [prep] [art] | 15 |
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| 16 | were [v-ing] her [prep] [art] | 12 |
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| 17 | were [v-ing] she [prep] [art] | 12 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] i [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 19 | were [v-ing] [pron] on [art] | 11 |
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| 20 | were [v-ing] them [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 21 | were [v-ing] me [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 22 | were [v-ing] they [prep] [art] | 11 |
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| 23 | were [v-ing] [pron] on [art] | 11 |
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| 24 | were [v-ing] [pron] to [art] | 10 |
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| 25 | were [v-ing] [pron] to [art] | 10 |
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| 26 | were [v-ing] [pron] from [art] | 8 |
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| 27 | were [v-ing] [pron] from [art] | 8 |
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| 28 | were doing [pron] [prep] [art] | 8 |
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| 29 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] an | 7 |
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| 30 | were [v-ing] [pron] about [art] | 7 |
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