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No	Pattern	Freq
1	[noun sg] was [v-ing] to	609
2	[noun sg] [was/were] going to	222
3	[noun sg] [was/were] coming to	60
4	[noun sg] were [v-ing] to	58
5	[noun sg] [was/were] talking to	39
6	[noun sg] [was/were] beginning to	22
7	[noun sg] [was/were] saying to	17
8	[noun sg] [was/were] drawing to	16
9	[noun sg] [was/were] referring to	15
10	[noun sg] [was/were] listening to	15
11	[noun sg] [was/were] returning to	12
12	life [was/were] [v-ing] to	12
13	[noun sg] [was/were] getting to	12
14	man [was/were] [v-ing] to	10
15	[noun sg] [was/were] happening to	10
16	[noun sg] [was/were] responding to	8
17	[noun sg] [was/were] proving to	8
18	[noun sg] [was/were] speaking to	8
19	[noun sg] [was/were] leading to	7
20	[noun sg] [was/were] turning to	7
21	thing [was/were] [v-ing] to	7
22	[noun sg] [was/were] doing to	7
23	government [was/were] [v-ing] to	7
24	mother [was/were] [v-ing] to	6
25	[noun sg] [was/were] reacting to	6
26	earth [was/were] [v-ing] to	6
27	officer [was/were] [v-ing] to	6
28	[noun sg] [was/were] rising to	6
29	[noun sg] [was/were] trying to	6
30	school [was/were] [v-ing] to	5