| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 356 |
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| 2 | [be] [v-ing] [pers pn] [vb past] | 281 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 252 |
|
| 4 | was [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 191 |
|
| 5 | [be] [v-ing] i [vb past] | 76 |
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| 6 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] had | 68 |
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| 7 | [be] [v-ing] i [vb past] | 65 |
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| 8 | [be] [v-ing] he [vb past] | 63 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 61 |
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| 10 | [be] [v-ing] he [vb past] | 59 |
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| 11 | [be] [v-ing] [Wh det] [vb past] | 52 |
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| 12 | [be] saying [pron] [vb past] | 47 |
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| 13 | [be] [v-ing] she [vb past] | 45 |
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| 14 | [be] [v-ing] what [vb past] | 43 |
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| 15 | [be] [v-ing] what [vb past] | 43 |
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| 16 | [be] [v-ing] she [vb past] | 41 |
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| 17 | [am/are] [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 39 |
|
| 18 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] did | 36 |
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| 19 | [be] [v-ing] it [vb past] | 30 |
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| 20 | [be] [v-ing] it [vb past] | 30 |
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| 21 | [be] [v-ing] you [vb past] | 29 |
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| 22 | [be] [v-ing] you [vb past] | 29 |
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| 23 | been [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 25 |
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| 24 | [been] [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 25 |
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| 25 | [is] [v-ing] [pron] [vb past] | 23 |
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| 26 | [be] [v-ing] they [vb past] | 22 |
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| 27 | [be] [v-ing] they [vb past] | 21 |
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| 28 | [be] [v-ing] [pron] said | 19 |
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| 29 | [be] thinking [pron] [vb past] | 18 |
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| 30 | [be] going [pron] [vb past] | 18 |
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