| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1281 |
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| 2 | [noun] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1161 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 1121 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 768 |
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| 5 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 546 |
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| 6 | they were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 532 |
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| 7 | we were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 329 |
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| 8 | we were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 322 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 192 |
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| 10 | you were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 153 |
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| 11 | you were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 153 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 134 |
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| 13 | [Wh pn] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 123 |
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| 14 | who were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 122 |
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| 15 | who were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 122 |
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| 16 | [conj] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 102 |
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| 17 | [n mass] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 66 |
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| 18 | [coord] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 65 |
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| 19 | and were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 64 |
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| 20 | and were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 64 |
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| 21 | people were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 52 |
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| 22 | people were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 51 |
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| 23 | [adj] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 51 |
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| 24 | man were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 44 |
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| 25 | men were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 42 |
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| 26 | that were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 37 |
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| 27 | that were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 37 |
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| 28 | [that] were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 37 |
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| 29 | i were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 30 |
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| 30 | i were [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 30 |
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