| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time | 50 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time | 50 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] time | 39 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] time | 39 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time | 34 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] time | 30 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num ord] time | 26 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first time | 21 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] first time | 21 |
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| 10 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time | 16 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] [adj] time | 16 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time | 13 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] time | 11 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] same time | 11 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] same time | 11 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] time | 11 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] time | 9 |
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| 18 | [was/were] going [prep] [art] [adj] time | 5 |
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