| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | were [verb] [pron] [prep] the | 109 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 80 |
|
| 3 | be telling [pron] [prep] the | 38 |
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| 4 | [be] telling [pron] [prep] the | 38 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] telling [pron] [prep] the | 19 |
|
| 6 | were tell [pron] [prep] the | 8 |
|
| 7 | were telling [pron] [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 8 | were telling [pron] [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 9 | were telling [pron] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 10 | were telling [pron] [prep] the | 6 |
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