| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 525 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 392 |
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| 3 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 154 |
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| 4 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 133 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in the [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in the [noun sg] | 80 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on the [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on the [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 9 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 62 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to the [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to the [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] at the [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] at the [noun sg] | 54 |
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| 14 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for the [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for the [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 17 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] from the [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] from the [noun sg] | 31 |
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| 20 | [was/were] also [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] into the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] sitting [prep] the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] about the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] into the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] about the [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] looking [prep] the [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] standing [prep] the [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] working [prep] the [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] talking [prep] the [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] with the [noun sg] | 18 |
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