| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 1462 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] | 1002 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 914 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 885 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [num] | 412 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [adj] | 386 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [adj] | 268 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [adj] | 260 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [adj] | 251 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] that | 243 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] that | 243 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [adj] | 240 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] this | 226 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] this | 226 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [adj] | 202 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] about [adj] | 157 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] one | 151 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] one | 151 |
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| 19 | [was/were] looking [prep] [adj] | 148 |
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| 20 | [was/were] talking [prep] [adj] | 137 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [adj] | 135 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] some | 124 |
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| 23 | [was/were] going [prep] [adj] | 124 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] some | 124 |
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| 25 | [was/were] working [prep] [adj] | 103 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] all | 82 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] all | 82 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] each | 71 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] each | 71 |
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| 30 | [was/were] suffering [prep] [adj] | 69 |
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