| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [vb past] [pron] be [v-ing] the | 156 |
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| 2 | [vb past] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] the | 145 |
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| 3 | [vb past] [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] the | 142 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] the | 102 |
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| 5 | [vb past] he [be] [v-ing] the | 47 |
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| 6 | [vb past] he [be] [v-ing] the | 47 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [pron] were [v-ing] the | 40 |
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| 8 | said [pron] [be] [v-ing] the | 37 |
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| 9 | [vb past] they [be] [v-ing] the | 28 |
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| 10 | [vb past] they [be] [v-ing] the | 28 |
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| 11 | thought [pron] [be] [v-ing] the | 25 |
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| 12 | [vb past] she [be] [v-ing] the | 24 |
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| 13 | [vb past] she [be] [v-ing] the | 23 |
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| 14 | [vb past] it [be] [v-ing] the | 17 |
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| 15 | [vb past] i [be] [v-ing] the | 17 |
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| 16 | [vb past] it [be] [v-ing] the | 17 |
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| 17 | knew [pron] [be] [v-ing] the | 16 |
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| 18 | [vb past] i [be] [v-ing] the | 16 |
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| 19 | [vb past] [pron] [be] taking the | 11 |
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| 20 | [vb past] [pron] [be] doing the | 11 |
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| 21 | [vb past] [pron] been [v-ing] the | 9 |
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| 22 | [vb past] we [be] [v-ing] the | 9 |
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| 23 | [vb past] we [be] [v-ing] the | 9 |
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| 24 | had [pron] [be] [v-ing] the | 9 |
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| 25 | [vb past] [pron] [been] [v-ing] the | 9 |
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| 26 | announced [pron] [be] [v-ing] the | 9 |
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| 27 | realised [pron] [be] [v-ing] the | 8 |
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| 28 | felt [pron] [be] [v-ing] the | 8 |
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| 29 | found [pron] [be] [v-ing] the | 7 |
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| 30 | [vb past] [pron] [be] investigating the | 7 |
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