| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 711 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 655 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 456 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [num] [noun pl] | 194 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] [noun pl] | 175 |
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| 6 | [was/were] making [adj] [noun pl] | 71 |
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| 7 | [was/were] wearing [adj] [noun pl] | 69 |
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| 8 | [was/were] doing [adj] [noun pl] | 51 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] some [noun pl] | 48 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] some [noun pl] | 48 |
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| 11 | [was/were] having [adj] [noun pl] | 45 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] things | 42 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] these [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] two [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] two [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] these [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 17 | [was/were] using [adj] [noun pl] | 32 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] new [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] new [noun pl] | 27 |
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| 20 | [was/were] getting [adj] [noun pl] | 25 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj -er] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] problems | 23 |
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| 23 | [was/were] taking [adj] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] years | 21 |
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| 25 | [was/were] carrying [adj] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] three [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] other [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] other [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] all [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] hours | 20 |
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