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No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [v-ing] the [adj]	532
2	were [v-ing] the [adj]	280
3	[was/were] [v-ing] the other	69
4	[was/were] doing the [adj]	36
5	[was/were] [v-ing] the right	31
6	[was/were] [v-ing] the wrong	21
7	[was/were] using the [adj]	21
8	[was/were] saying the [adj]	20
9	[was/were] wearing the [adj]	19
10	[was/were] making the [adj]	16
11	[was/were] [v-ing] the new	16
12	[was/were] [v-ing] the old	15
13	[was/were] [v-ing] the whole	15
14	[was/were] looking the [adj]	15
15	[was/were] following the [adj]	15
16	[was/were] discussing the [adj]	13
17	[was/were] taking the [adj]	10
18	[was/were] approaching the [adj]	10
19	[was/were] playing the [adj]	10
20	[was/were] leaving the [adj]	10
21	[was/were] watching the [adj]	10
22	[was/were] putting the [adj]	10
23	[was/were] [v-ing] the british	9
24	[was/were] enjoying the [adj]	9
25	[was/were] carrying the [adj]	9
26	[was/were] holding the [adj]	9
27	[was/were] [v-ing] the final	9
28	[was/were] running the [adj]	9
29	[was/were] [v-ing] the french	8
30	[was/were] receiving the [adj]	7