| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] the [noun] | 86 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] the [noun] | 86 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] the [noun sg] | 66 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] back [prep] the [noun] | 60 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] back to the [noun] | 28 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] back to the [noun] | 28 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] back [prep] the [noun] | 26 |
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| 8 | [was/were] coming back [prep] the [noun] | 17 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] back from the [noun] | 16 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] back from the [noun] | 16 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] the [noun pl] | 14 |
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| 12 | [was/were] going back [prep] the [noun] | 13 |
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| 13 | [was/were] walking back [prep] the [noun] | 9 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] back towards the [noun] | 9 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] back towards the [noun] | 9 |
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| 16 | [was/were] heading back [prep] the [noun] | 7 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] back into the [noun] | 6 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] back against the [noun] | 6 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] back on the [noun] | 6 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] back into the [noun] | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] back against the [noun] | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] back on the [noun] | 6 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] the [noun prp] | 5 |
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