| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 90 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pron] was [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 66 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 53 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [det] [noun] | 40 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 33 |
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| 8 | [verb] [pron] were [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 9 | [verb] he [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 23 |
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| 10 | [verb] he [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 23 |
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| 11 | think [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 17 |
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| 12 | [vb base] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 15 |
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| 13 | say [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 14 | know [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 14 |
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| 15 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun] | 14 |
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| 16 | [verb] she [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 17 | [verb] she [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 18 | [verb] i [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 19 | [vb infin] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 20 | [verb] i [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 13 |
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| 21 | [verb] it [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 22 | [verb] it [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 23 | [verb] they [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 24 | [verb] they [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 12 |
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| 25 | [verb] you [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 26 | [verb] you [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 11 |
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| 27 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] doing [adj] [noun] | 10 |
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| 28 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] some [noun] | 9 |
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| 29 | said [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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| 30 | knew [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun] | 9 |
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