| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 150 |
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| 2 | [noun] was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 111 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the | 96 |
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| 4 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 92 |
|
| 5 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 66 |
|
| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 55 |
|
| 7 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] a | 47 |
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| 8 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] | 42 |
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| 9 | [noun] were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 39 |
|
| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 28 |
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| 11 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 12 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 13 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 14 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 15 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] himself [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 16 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] himself [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 17 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in [art] | 17 |
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| 18 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in [art] | 17 |
|
| 19 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] [art] | 16 |
|
| 20 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with [art] | 15 |
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| 21 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] [art] | 15 |
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| 22 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] [art] | 15 |
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| 23 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with [art] | 15 |
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| 24 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for [art] | 14 |
|
| 25 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for [art] | 14 |
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| 26 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 13 |
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| 27 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to [art] | 13 |
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| 28 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 29 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to [art] | 13 |
|
| 30 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] | 13 |
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