| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [prep] the [adj] | 3871 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 410 |
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| 3 | be doing [prep] the [adj] | 59 |
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| 4 | [be] doing [prep] the [adj] | 59 |
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| 5 | [was/were] doing [prep] the [adj] | 16 |
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| 6 | were do [prep] the [adj] | 14 |
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| 7 | were doing [prep] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 8 | were doing [prep] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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| 9 | were doing [prep] [art] [adj] | 8 |
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| 10 | were doing [prep] the [adj] | 8 |
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