No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
---|---|---|---|
1 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 1493 | |
2 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 1181 | |
3 | be [v-ing] [prep] the time | 106 | |
4 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 106 | |
5 | were [verb] [prep] the time | 84 | |
6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the time | 70 | |
7 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] time | 26 | |
8 | were [v-ing] [prep] the time | 24 | |
9 | were [v-ing] [prep] the time | 22 |