| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] | 1473 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] | 501 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [noun prp] | 467 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [noun prp] | 385 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [noun prp] | 217 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] talking [prep] [noun prp] | 180 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [noun prp] | 165 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] going [prep] [noun prp] | 153 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [noun prp] | 129 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] living [prep] [noun prp] | 106 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] about [noun prp] | 94 |
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| 12 | [was/were] working [prep] [noun prp] | 90 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [noun prp] | 78 |
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| 14 | [was/were] looking [prep] [noun prp] | 75 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [noun prp] | 72 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] london | 60 |
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| 17 | [was/were] waiting [prep] [noun prp] | 57 |
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| 18 | [was/were] happening [prep] [noun prp] | 57 |
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| 19 | [was/were] thinking [prep] [noun prp] | 52 |
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| 20 | [was/were] saying [prep] [noun prp] | 51 |
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| 21 | [was/were] playing [prep] [noun prp] | 47 |
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| 22 | [was/were] coming [prep] [noun prp] | 43 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] of [noun prp] | 42 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] through [noun prp] | 41 |
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| 25 | [was/were] walking [prep] [noun prp] | 40 |
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| 26 | [was/were] sitting [prep] [noun prp] | 40 |
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| 27 | [was/were] staying [prep] [noun prp] | 38 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] doing [prep] [noun prp] | 35 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] into [noun prp] | 33 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] towards [noun prp] | 31 |
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