| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 2708 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [prep] the | 1945 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [prep] a | 668 |
|
| 4 | were [v-ing] in [art] | 474 |
|
| 5 | were [v-ing] in [art] | 474 |
|
| 6 | were [v-ing] on [art] | 353 |
|
| 7 | were [v-ing] on [art] | 353 |
|
| 8 | were [v-ing] for [art] | 305 |
|
| 9 | were [v-ing] for [art] | 305 |
|
| 10 | were [v-ing] at [art] | 244 |
|
| 11 | were [v-ing] at [art] | 244 |
|
| 12 | were [v-ing] to [art] | 216 |
|
| 13 | were [v-ing] to [art] | 216 |
|
| 14 | were looking [prep] [art] | 146 |
|
| 15 | were [v-ing] with [art] | 126 |
|
| 16 | were [v-ing] with [art] | 126 |
|
| 17 | were standing [prep] [art] | 124 |
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| 18 | were [v-ing] from [art] | 124 |
|
| 19 | were [v-ing] from [art] | 124 |
|
| 20 | were going [prep] [art] | 118 |
|
| 21 | were sitting [prep] [art] | 117 |
|
| 22 | were [v-ing] about [art] | 115 |
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| 23 | were [v-ing] about [art] | 115 |
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| 24 | were working [prep] [art] | 111 |
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| 25 | were [v-ing] into [art] | 95 |
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| 26 | were [v-ing] into [art] | 95 |
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| 27 | were [v-ing] through [art] | 91 |
|
| 28 | were [v-ing] through [art] | 91 |
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| 29 | were talking [prep] [art] | 88 |
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| 30 | were [v-ing] [prep] an | 88 |
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