| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 670 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 670 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 525 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 525 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 145 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [noun sg] | 138 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] | 137 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 131 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 103 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] his [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] his [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] | 46 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] her [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] her [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] my [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] my [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] this [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] this [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] their [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] their [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] an [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] that [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] that [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] each [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] each [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [num] [noun sg] | 8 |
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