| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 410 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [prep] the [det] | 288 |
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| 3 | be [v-ing] [prep] the [det] | 287 |
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| 4 | were [verb] [prep] the [det] | 260 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [det] | 89 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] | 46 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] | 46 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [det] | 41 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [det] | 41 |
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