| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] about [noun] | 266 |
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| 2 | was [verb] about [noun] | 196 |
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| 3 | were [verb] about [noun] | 161 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [verb] about [noun sg] | 142 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] talk about [noun] | 141 |
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| 6 | [was/were] talking about [noun] | 139 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [verb] about [noun prp] | 122 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] about [noun pl] | 80 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [vb pp] about [noun] | 72 |
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| 10 | [was/were] think about [noun] | 43 |
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| 11 | [was/were] thinking about [noun] | 43 |
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| 12 | [was/were] say about [noun] | 37 |
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| 13 | [was/were] saying about [noun] | 30 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] ask about [noun] | 21 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [to-vb] about [noun] | 19 |
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| 16 | [was/were] know about [noun] | 18 |
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| 17 | [was/were] asked about [noun] | 15 |
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| 18 | [was/were] make about [noun] | 10 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] about [n mass] | 10 |
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| 20 | [was/were] known about [noun] | 9 |
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| 21 | [was/were] to know about [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] made about [noun] | 7 |
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| 23 | [was/were] said about [noun] | 6 |
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| 24 | [was/were] learn about [noun] | 6 |
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| 25 | [was/were] express about [noun] | 5 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] about life | 5 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] about life | 5 |
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| 28 | [was/were] asking about [noun] | 5 |
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| 29 | [was/were] expressed about [noun] | 5 |
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