| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [to-vb] the [noun sg] | 189 |
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| 2 | he was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] was going [verb] the [noun sg] | 74 |
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| 4 | i was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 57 |
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| 5 | she was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 51 |
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| 6 | [pers pn] was trying [verb] the [noun sg] | 41 |
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| 7 | [pers pn] was beginning [verb] the [noun sg] | 16 |
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| 8 | it was [v-ing] [verb] the [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 9 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] get the [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 10 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] to get the [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 11 | [pers pn] was attempting [verb] the [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] have the [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 13 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] to have the [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 14 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] spend the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 15 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] to spend the [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 16 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] marry the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 17 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] to marry the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 18 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] find the [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 19 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] to find the [noun sg] | 5 |
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