| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] | 693 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] | 693 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] | 561 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] | 497 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] | 195 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [prep] the [noun] | 176 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] the [noun] | 112 |
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| 8 | [was/were] going [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] | 111 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] of the [noun] | 105 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] of the [noun] | 105 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun pl] | 97 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] to the [noun] | 94 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] to the [noun] | 94 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] in the [noun] | 94 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] in the [noun] | 94 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] the [noun] | 90 |
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| 17 | [was/were] coming [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] | 86 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] the [noun] | 86 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [prep] the [noun] | 67 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] at the [noun] | 65 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] at the [noun] | 65 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [prep] the [noun] | 54 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] from the [noun] | 53 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] on the [noun] | 53 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] on the [noun] | 53 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] from the [noun] | 53 |
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| 27 | [was/were] looking [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] | 36 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] with the [noun] | 31 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] with the [noun] | 31 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] into the [noun] | 31 |
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