| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 237 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 219 |
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| 3 | [noun] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 165 |
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| 4 | they were [v-ing] a [adj] | 105 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] a [adj] | 103 |
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| 6 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 98 |
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| 7 | we were [v-ing] a [adj] | 62 |
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| 8 | we were [v-ing] a [adj] | 62 |
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| 9 | you were [v-ing] a [adj] | 35 |
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| 10 | you were [v-ing] a [adj] | 35 |
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| 11 | [noun prp] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 34 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 24 |
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| 13 | who were [v-ing] a [adj] | 14 |
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| 14 | who were [v-ing] a [adj] | 14 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 14 |
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| 16 | [conj] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 12 |
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| 17 | [adj] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 10 |
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| 18 | [coord] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 10 |
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| 19 | he were [v-ing] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 20 | he were [v-ing] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 21 | [n mass] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 9 |
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| 22 | and were [v-ing] a [adj] | 8 |
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| 23 | and were [v-ing] a [adj] | 8 |
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| 24 | [adv] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 6 |
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| 25 | [adv] were [v-ing] a [adj] | 6 |
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| 26 | people were [v-ing] a [adj] | 5 |
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| 27 | i were [v-ing] a [adj] | 5 |
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| 28 | people were [v-ing] a [adj] | 5 |
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| 29 | i were [v-ing] a [adj] | 5 |
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| 30 | were [adv] [v-ing] a [adj] | 67 |
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