| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 348 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 293 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 286 |
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| 4 | was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 236 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 234 |
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| 6 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 112 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 99 |
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| 8 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 73 |
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| 9 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 73 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in [art] [adj] | 72 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in [art] [adj] | 72 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] | 55 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] | 55 |
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| 14 | [was/were] not [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 52 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [not/n't] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 52 |
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| 16 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 38 |
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| 17 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 38 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on [art] [adj] | 30 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on [art] [adj] | 30 |
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| 20 | [was/were] n't [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 27 |
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| 21 | [was/were] not [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 25 |
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| 22 | [was/were] also [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 24 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] working [prep] [art] [adj] | 24 |
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| 24 | [was/were] also [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 24 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] from [art] [adj] | 24 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] from [art] [adj] | 24 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [art] [adj] | 23 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [art] [adj] | 23 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] looking [prep] [art] [adj] | 22 |
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| 30 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 21 |
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