| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 1270 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 1114 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 873 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 391 |
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| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 286 |
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| 6 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 285 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 265 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 265 |
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| 9 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 257 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 206 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 181 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 176 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 142 |
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| 14 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 141 |
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| 15 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 121 |
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| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 121 |
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| 17 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 77 |
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| 18 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 76 |
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| 19 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 76 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 76 |
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| 21 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 61 |
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| 22 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 61 |
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| 23 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 57 |
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| 24 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 57 |
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| 25 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 51 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 50 |
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| 27 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 49 |
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| 28 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 49 |
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| 29 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 38 |
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| 30 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] | 27 |
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