| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj -er] | 123 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [verb] [adj -er] | 119 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 116 |
|
| 4 | [pron] [was/were] get [adj -er] | 50 |
|
| 5 | [pron] [was/were] getting [adj -er] | 49 |
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| 6 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 35 |
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| 7 | it [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 35 |
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| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] better | 31 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 27 |
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| 10 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 27 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 27 |
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| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 26 |
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| 13 | [pron] were [verb] [adj -er] | 18 |
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| 14 | [pron] [was/were] feel [adj -er] | 17 |
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| 15 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 17 |
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| 16 | i [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 17 |
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| 17 | [pron] [was/were] feeling [adj -er] | 16 |
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| 18 | [Wh det] [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 12 |
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| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] worse | 12 |
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| 20 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 11 |
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| 21 | [pron] [was/were] grow [adj -er] | 11 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] growing [adj -er] | 11 |
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| 23 | which [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 11 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] [adj -er] | 9 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] becoming [adj -er] | 9 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] become [adj -er] | 9 |
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| 27 | they [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 8 |
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| 28 | they [was/were] [verb] [adj -er] | 8 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] greater | 7 |
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| 30 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] older | 6 |
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