| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 553 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 495 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 494 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 327 |
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| 5 | they were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 234 |
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| 6 | they were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 227 |
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| 7 | we were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 138 |
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| 8 | we were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 136 |
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| 9 | you were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 80 |
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| 10 | you were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 80 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 72 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 53 |
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| 13 | [conj] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 43 |
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| 14 | [n mass] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 43 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 42 |
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| 16 | who were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 39 |
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| 17 | who were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 39 |
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| 18 | people were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 33 |
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| 19 | people were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 33 |
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| 20 | [coord] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 32 |
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| 21 | [adj] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 30 |
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| 22 | and were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 23 |
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| 23 | and were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 23 |
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| 24 | i were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 20 |
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| 25 | i were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 18 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 15 |
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| 27 | which were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 14 |
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| 28 | which were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 14 |
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| 29 | [det] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 14 |
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| 30 | [adv] were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 13 |
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