| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 911 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 822 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 789 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 553 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 380 |
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| 6 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 366 |
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| 7 | we were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 227 |
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| 8 | we were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 221 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 124 |
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| 10 | you were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 111 |
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| 11 | you were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 111 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 98 |
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| 13 | who were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 97 |
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| 14 | who were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 97 |
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| 15 | [noun prp] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 95 |
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| 16 | [conj] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 74 |
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| 17 | [n mass] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 49 |
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| 18 | [coord] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 47 |
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| 19 | and were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 46 |
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| 20 | and were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 46 |
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| 21 | people were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 37 |
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| 22 | people were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 37 |
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| 23 | [adj] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 35 |
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| 24 | man were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 32 |
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| 25 | men were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 32 |
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| 26 | [that] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 27 |
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| 27 | that were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 27 |
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| 28 | that were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 27 |
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| 29 | he were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 23 |
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| 30 | he were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 23 |
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