| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [pron] was [v-ing] [adv] | 738 |
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| 2 | [verb] [pers pn] was [verb] [adv] | 590 |
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| 3 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] [adv prt] | 585 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 427 |
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| 5 | [verb] [pron] was go [adv] | 365 |
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| 6 | [verb] [pron] was going [adv] | 364 |
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| 7 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 346 |
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| 8 | [verb] [Wh det] was [verb] [adv] | 331 |
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| 9 | [verb] what was [verb] [adv] | 321 |
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| 10 | [verb] what was [verb] [adv] | 321 |
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| 11 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] on | 305 |
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| 12 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] on | 305 |
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| 13 | [verb] he was [verb] [adv] | 218 |
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| 14 | know [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 213 |
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| 15 | [verb] he was [verb] [adv] | 212 |
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| 16 | [verb] [pron] was [vb pp] [adv] | 197 |
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| 17 | [vb infin] [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 151 |
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| 18 | say [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 137 |
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| 19 | [verb] she was [verb] [adv] | 124 |
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| 20 | [verb] she was [verb] [adv] | 120 |
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| 21 | [to-vb] [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 120 |
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| 22 | [verb] i was [verb] [adv] | 119 |
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| 23 | [verb] i was [verb] [adv] | 119 |
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| 24 | [verb] it was [verb] [adv] | 115 |
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| 25 | [verb] it was [verb] [adv] | 115 |
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| 26 | think [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 105 |
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| 27 | said [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 95 |
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| 28 | [vb base] [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 94 |
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| 29 | knew [pron] was [verb] [adv] | 88 |
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| 30 | [verb] [pron] was [verb] up | 76 |
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