| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun] | 340 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 298 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun] | 265 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [noun] | 246 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 234 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] a [noun] | 93 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun] | 75 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] [noun] | 64 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in [art] [noun] | 55 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in [art] [noun] | 55 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] [art] [noun] | 54 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] [noun] | 54 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] [art] [noun] | 54 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] [art] [noun] | 54 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] [art] [noun] | 44 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] [art] [noun] | 44 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] [art] [noun] | 39 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] [art] [noun] | 39 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] i [prep] [art] [noun] | 36 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] [art] [noun] | 36 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with [art] [noun] | 33 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with [art] [noun] | 33 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on [art] [noun] | 31 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to [art] [noun] | 31 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to [art] [noun] | 31 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on [art] [noun] | 31 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] [art] [noun] | 30 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about [art] [noun] | 25 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] himself [prep] [art] [noun] | 25 |
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