| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun] | 706 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun sg] | 555 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun pl] | 131 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [adj] | 58 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [adj] | 53 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] way | 31 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] way | 31 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] day | 30 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] day | 30 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 29 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] thing | 29 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [conj] | 15 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [coord] | 13 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] and | 12 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [noun prp] | 12 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] and | 12 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] man | 9 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] man | 9 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] touch | 8 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] touches | 8 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] [n mass] | 7 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] door | 7 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] door | 7 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] side | 6 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] side | 6 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 417 |
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| 27 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 342 |
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| 28 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 306 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 142 |
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| 30 | he [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 104 |
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