| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 234 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [noun sg] | 195 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 177 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the [noun] | 171 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 57 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in the [noun] | 44 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun] | 42 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] the [noun] | 34 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] the [noun] | 34 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] the [noun] | 33 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] the [noun] | 33 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] the [noun] | 32 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] the [noun] | 32 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] the [noun] | 31 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on the [noun] | 27 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] me [prep] the [noun] | 25 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] i [prep] the [noun] | 25 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to the [noun] | 24 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] the [noun] | 21 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about the [noun] | 18 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] himself [prep] the [noun] | 16 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] from the [noun] | 16 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] himself [prep] the [noun] | 16 |
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| 26 | [was/were] doing [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 14 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] into the [noun] | 12 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with the [noun] | 12 |
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| 29 | [was/were] putting [pron] [prep] the [noun] | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] something [prep] the [noun] | 11 |
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