| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 298 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 298 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 194 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 163 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] | 138 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun prp] | 130 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 104 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [noun] [prep] [noun] | 72 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [noun] [prep] [noun] | 72 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] to [noun] | 71 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] to [noun] | 71 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 66 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 64 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] of [noun] | 61 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] of [noun] | 61 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [noun] [prep] [noun] | 52 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [noun] [prep] [noun] | 52 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] in [noun] | 47 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] in [noun] | 47 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [noun] [prep] [noun] | 36 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [noun] [prep] [noun] | 36 |
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| 22 | [was/were] going [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 29 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [noun] [prep] [noun] | 26 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [noun] [prep] [noun] | 26 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] with [noun] | 24 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] with [noun] | 24 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] for [noun] | 22 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] for [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [noun] [prep] [noun] | 20 |
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