| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] the time | 84 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [prep] the time | 22 |
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| 3 | were doing [prep] the [noun] | 19 |
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| 4 | were doing [prep] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 5 | [be] doing [prep] the time | 13 |
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| 6 | be doing [prep] the time | 13 |
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| 7 | [was/were] doing [prep] the time | 8 |
|
| 8 | were doing [prep] the time | 6 |
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| 9 | were doing [prep] the time | 6 |
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| 10 | were doing [prep] [art] time | 6 |
|
| 11 | were do [prep] the time | 6 |
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