| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [v-ing] [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 214 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 196 |
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| 3 | [pron] was going [verb] the [noun sg] | 84 |
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| 4 | he was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 5 | he was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 6 | i was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 57 |
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| 7 | i was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 57 |
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| 8 | she was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 9 | she was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 10 | [pron] was trying [verb] the [noun sg] | 43 |
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| 11 | [pron] was beginning [verb] the [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 13 | who was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 14 | who was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 15 | [pron] was [v-ing] get the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 16 | [pron] was [v-ing] to get the [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 17 | it was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 18 | it was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 19 | [pron] was attempting [verb] the [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 20 | [pron] was [v-ing] to have the [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 21 | [pron] was [v-ing] have the [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 22 | [pron] was [v-ing] to spend the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 24 | [pron] was [v-ing] spend the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 25 | [pron] was [v-ing] find the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 26 | which was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 27 | [pron] was [v-ing] marry the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 28 | which was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 29 | [pron] was [v-ing] to marry the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 30 | [pron] was [v-ing] to find the [noun sg] | 5 |
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