| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 1883 |
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| 2 | [subord] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 1021 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 577 |
|
| 4 | [that] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 542 |
|
| 5 | that [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 542 |
|
| 6 | that [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 542 |
|
| 7 | [verb] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 541 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 376 |
|
| 9 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 343 |
|
| 10 | [adv] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 340 |
|
| 11 | if [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 326 |
|
| 12 | if [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 326 |
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| 13 | [coord] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 320 |
|
| 14 | and [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 236 |
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| 15 | and [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 236 |
|
| 16 | [adv] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 212 |
|
| 17 | when [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 182 |
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| 18 | when [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 182 |
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| 19 | as [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 144 |
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| 20 | as [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 144 |
|
| 21 | [noun pl] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 136 |
|
| 22 | think [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 124 |
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| 23 | [pron] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 110 |
|
| 24 | [Wh adv] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 107 |
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| 25 | while [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 96 |
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| 26 | while [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 96 |
|
| 27 | say [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 93 |
|
| 28 | [adj] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 85 |
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| 29 | thought [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 80 |
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| 30 | but [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [art] | 77 |
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