| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 111 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun sg] [conj] | 110 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 98 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] [coord] | 66 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] and | 52 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] and | 52 |
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| 7 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] that | 24 |
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| 8 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] that | 24 |
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| 9 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] [that] | 24 |
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| 10 | was [v-ing] to a [noun] [conj] | 21 |
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| 11 | was [v-ing] to a [noun] [conj] | 21 |
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| 12 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] [subord] | 21 |
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| 13 | was [v-ing] for a [noun] [conj] | 18 |
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| 14 | was [v-ing] for a [noun] [conj] | 18 |
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| 15 | was [v-ing] in a [noun] [conj] | 14 |
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| 16 | was [v-ing] in a [noun] [conj] | 14 |
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| 17 | was [v-ing] [prep] an [noun] [conj] | 13 |
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| 18 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] when | 12 |
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| 19 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] when | 12 |
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| 20 | was looking [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 12 |
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| 21 | was [v-ing] like a [noun] [conj] | 11 |
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| 22 | was [v-ing] like a [noun] [conj] | 11 |
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| 23 | was [v-ing] on a [noun] [conj] | 10 |
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| 24 | was [v-ing] on a [noun] [conj] | 10 |
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| 25 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] or | 8 |
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| 26 | was [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] or | 8 |
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| 27 | was going [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 7 |
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| 28 | was sitting [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 7 |
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| 29 | was talking [prep] a [noun] [conj] | 7 |
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| 30 | was [v-ing] as a [noun] [conj] | 6 |
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