| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 2564 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [v-ing] [noun] | 2029 |
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| 3 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] | 1502 |
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| 4 | [pron] were [v-ing] [noun] | 1032 |
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| 5 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] | 861 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 695 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 693 |
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| 8 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [noun prp] | 619 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 505 |
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| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 502 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 425 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 412 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 384 |
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| 14 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 382 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 247 |
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| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 244 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 244 |
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| 18 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 226 |
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| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 223 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 189 |
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| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 189 |
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| 22 | [pron] [was/were] taking [noun] | 173 |
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| 23 | [pron] [was/were] having [noun] | 141 |
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| 24 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 138 |
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| 25 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 138 |
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| 26 | [pron] [was/were] making [noun] | 124 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] playing [noun] | 123 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] doing [noun] | 121 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 117 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] | 103 |
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