| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 537 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 528 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 455 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 361 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 241 |
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| 6 | they were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 231 |
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| 7 | we were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 124 |
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| 8 | we were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 122 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 11 | who were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 12 | who were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 13 | you were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 57 |
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| 14 | you were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 57 |
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| 15 | [noun prp] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 55 |
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| 16 | [conj] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 17 | [n mass] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 18 | [coord] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 29 |
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| 19 | and were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 20 | and were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 21 | people were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 22 | people were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 24 |
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| 23 | that were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 24 | [that] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 25 | man were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 26 | men were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 27 | that were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 28 | [adj] were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 29 | child were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 30 | children were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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