| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 928 |
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| 2 | he was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 342 |
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| 3 | he was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 341 |
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| 4 | i was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 280 |
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| 5 | i was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 280 |
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| 6 | [pron] was [adv] [v-ing] to | 228 |
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| 7 | [pron] was still [v-ing] [prep] | 202 |
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| 8 | she was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 190 |
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| 9 | she was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 189 |
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| 10 | [pron] was just [v-ing] [prep] | 182 |
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| 11 | [pron] was [adv] [v-ing] for | 140 |
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| 12 | [pron] was [adv] [v-ing] in | 116 |
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| 13 | [pron] was [adv] going [prep] | 110 |
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| 14 | [pron] was [adv] [v-ing] at | 110 |
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| 15 | it was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 109 |
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| 16 | it was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 109 |
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| 17 | [pron] was [adv] [v-ing] about | 101 |
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| 18 | [pron] was [adv] [v-ing] with | 99 |
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| 19 | [pron] was [adv] [v-ing] on | 88 |
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| 20 | [pron] was [adv] looking [prep] | 84 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 83 |
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| 22 | who was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 82 |
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| 23 | who was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 82 |
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| 24 | [pron] was [adv] thinking [prep] | 69 |
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| 25 | [pron] was always [v-ing] [prep] | 67 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] | 55 |
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| 27 | [pron] was also [v-ing] [prep] | 54 |
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| 28 | [pron] was [adv] talking [prep] | 53 |
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| 29 | [pron] was now [v-ing] [prep] | 52 |
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| 30 | [pron] was already [v-ing] [prep] | 52 |
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