| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 559 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] | 453 |
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| 3 | he was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 251 |
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| 4 | he was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 251 |
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| 5 | i was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 154 |
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| 6 | i was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 153 |
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| 7 | she was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 124 |
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| 8 | she was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 123 |
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| 9 | [pron] was [v-ing] she [prep] | 117 |
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| 10 | [pron] was [v-ing] her [prep] | 117 |
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| 11 | [pron] was [v-ing] it [prep] | 112 |
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| 12 | [pron] was [v-ing] it [prep] | 112 |
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| 13 | [pron] was [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] | 87 |
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| 14 | [pron] was [v-ing] [pron] with | 81 |
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| 15 | [pron] was [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] | 76 |
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| 16 | [pron] was [v-ing] [pron] about | 74 |
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| 17 | [pron] was [v-ing] [pron] to | 72 |
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| 18 | [pron] was [v-ing] [pron] in | 72 |
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| 19 | [pron] was [v-ing] [pron] for | 70 |
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| 20 | [pron] was [v-ing] him [prep] | 62 |
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| 21 | [pron] was [v-ing] he [prep] | 62 |
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| 22 | [pron] was [v-ing] they [prep] | 60 |
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| 23 | [pron] was [v-ing] them [prep] | 60 |
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| 24 | [pron] was telling [pron] [prep] | 59 |
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| 25 | [pron] was [v-ing] i [prep] | 50 |
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| 26 | [pron] was [v-ing] me [prep] | 50 |
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| 27 | [pron] was doing [pron] [prep] | 48 |
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| 28 | [pron] was [v-ing] something [prep] | 42 |
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| 29 | [pron] was [v-ing] something [prep] | 42 |
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| 30 | [pron] was [v-ing] you [prep] | 37 |
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