| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 131 |
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| 2 | was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 117 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for a [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 4 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 28 |
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| 5 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 6 | 16 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] looking [prep] a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] as a [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] an [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] at a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 12 | [was/were] also [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 13 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] into a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 15 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] waiting [prep] a [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] like a [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] from a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] working [prep] a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] with a [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] acting [prep] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 23 | [was/were] only [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] | 5 |
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