| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] [pers pn] | 541 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] [pos pn] | 532 |
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| 3 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] his | 212 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] his | 211 |
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| 5 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] its | 157 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] its | 157 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] he | 139 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] him | 128 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] she | 119 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] her | 113 |
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| 11 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] her | 109 |
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| 12 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] her | 109 |
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| 13 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] i | 97 |
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| 14 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] me | 89 |
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| 15 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] they | 67 |
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| 16 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] it | 66 |
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| 17 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] it | 66 |
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| 18 | [noun sg] was making [pron] | 65 |
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| 19 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] them | 64 |
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| 20 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] [indef pn] | 60 |
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| 21 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] [pn reflx] | 58 |
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| 22 | [noun sg] was watching [pron] | 47 |
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| 23 | [noun sg] was telling [pron] | 44 |
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| 24 | [noun sg] was doing [pron] | 38 |
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| 25 | man was [v-ing] [pron] | 31 |
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| 26 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] itself | 31 |
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| 27 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] itself | 31 |
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| 28 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] my | 26 |
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| 29 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] we | 26 |
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| 30 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] my | 26 |
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