| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 391 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [prep] [det] | 350 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] in [adj] | 188 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 147 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] for [adj] | 104 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] at [adj] | 95 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] to [adj] | 83 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] [prep] this | 75 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [prep] this | 75 |
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| 10 | were looking [prep] [adj] | 72 |
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| 11 | were [v-ing] with [adj] | 72 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] on [adj] | 72 |
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| 13 | were [v-ing] [prep] that | 70 |
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| 14 | were [v-ing] [prep] that | 70 |
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| 15 | were [v-ing] about [adj] | 67 |
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| 16 | were talking [prep] [adj] | 66 |
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| 17 | were [v-ing] [prep] each | 61 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] [prep] each | 61 |
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| 19 | were [v-ing] from [adj] | 50 |
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| 20 | were working [prep] [adj] | 43 |
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| 21 | were going [prep] [adj] | 41 |
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| 22 | were [v-ing] [prep] one | 37 |
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| 23 | were [v-ing] [prep] one | 37 |
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| 24 | were [v-ing] [prep] some | 33 |
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| 25 | were [v-ing] [prep] some | 33 |
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| 26 | were [v-ing] [prep] two | 29 |
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| 27 | were [v-ing] [prep] two | 29 |
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| 28 | were [v-ing] into [adj] | 28 |
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| 29 | were living [prep] [adj] | 25 |
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| 30 | were [v-ing] [prep] all | 24 |
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