| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1181 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 349 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] in [art] [noun sg] | 257 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] on [art] [noun sg] | 229 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] for [art] [noun sg] | 170 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] to [art] [noun sg] | 134 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] at [art] [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 8 | were sitting [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 92 |
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| 9 | were standing [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 86 |
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| 10 | were looking [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] from [art] [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 12 | were working [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 69 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] with [art] [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 14 | were [v-ing] about [art] [noun sg] | 64 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] into [art] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 16 | were going [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 60 |
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| 17 | were coming [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] [prep] an [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 19 | were talking [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 48 |
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| 20 | were [v-ing] through [art] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 21 | were walking [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 22 | were waiting [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 23 | were [v-ing] by [art] [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 24 | were lying [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 25 | were [v-ing] towards [art] [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 26 | were living [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 27 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] time | 26 |
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| 28 | were moving [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 29 | were [v-ing] along [art] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 30 | were [v-ing] against [art] [noun sg] | 24 |
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