| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 342 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [v-ing] the [adj] | 281 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [v-ing] the [adj] | 136 |
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| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 104 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 104 |
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| 6 | i [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 67 |
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| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 66 |
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| 8 | they [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 55 |
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| 9 | they [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 55 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 53 |
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| 11 | who [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 51 |
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| 12 | who [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 51 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 47 |
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| 14 | she [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 47 |
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| 15 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] the other | 38 |
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| 16 | [pron] [was/were] doing the [adj] | 31 |
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| 17 | we [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 28 |
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| 18 | we [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 28 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] the right | 25 |
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| 20 | you [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 21 |
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| 21 | you [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 21 |
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| 22 | it [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 19 |
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| 23 | it [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 19 |
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| 24 | [pron] [was/were] using the [adj] | 17 |
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| 25 | [pron] [was/were] wearing the [adj] | 14 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 13 |
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| 27 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] the wrong | 12 |
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| 28 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] the whole | 11 |
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| 29 | [pron] [was/were] looking the [adj] | 10 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [v-ing] the [adj] | 10 |
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