| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] [noun sg] | 684 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [det] [noun] | 559 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [det] [noun] | 330 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] this [noun] | 186 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] [noun pl] | 175 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] some [noun] | 169 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] that [noun] | 146 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] each [noun] | 64 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] more [noun] | 64 |
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| 10 | [was/were] doing [det] [noun] | 57 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] other | 51 |
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| 12 | [was/were] having [det] [noun] | 50 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] other | 50 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] another [noun] | 46 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] these [noun] | 43 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] all [noun] | 42 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] any [noun] | 40 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] making [det] [noun] | 38 |
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| 19 | [was/were] getting [det] [noun] | 29 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] way | 28 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] way | 28 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] sort | 26 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] morning | 24 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] morning | 24 |
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| 25 | [was/were] taking [det] [noun] | 21 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] sort | 21 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] kind | 18 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] money | 18 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] money | 18 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [det] [noun prp] | 17 |
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