| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 500 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 489 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 424 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 183 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 175 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 130 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 129 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 120 |
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| 9 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 80 |
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| 10 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 77 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 64 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 64 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 57 |
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| 14 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 57 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 42 |
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| 18 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 40 |
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| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 39 |
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| 20 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 37 |
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| 22 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 31 |
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| 23 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 24 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 24 |
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| 25 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 26 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 21 |
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| 27 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 28 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 29 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 30 | [det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] [noun pl] | 16 |
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