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No	Pattern	Freq
1	was [v-ing] it [prep]	160
2	were [v-ing] it [prep]	89
3	[was/were] [v-ing] it for	48
4	[was/were] doing it [prep]	46
5	[was/were] [v-ing] it to	35
6	[was/were] [v-ing] it on	29
7	[was/were] [v-ing] it with	28
8	[was/were] [v-ing] it in	28
9	[was/were] using it [prep]	17
10	[was/were] [v-ing] it from	15
11	[was/were] [v-ing] it as	12
12	[was/were] [v-ing] it at	12
13	[was/were] putting it [prep]	9
14	[was/were] [v-ing] it into	9
15	[was/were] taking it [prep]	8
16	[was/were] bringing it [prep]	5
17	[was/were] seeing it [prep]	5
18	[was/were] watching it [prep]	5
19	[was/were] expecting it [prep]	5
20	[was/were] holding it [prep]	5