| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [v-ing] | 66 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] [v-ing] | 45 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [v-ing] | 40 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [v-ing] | 37 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [v-ing] | 28 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [pron] [v-ing] | 21 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [v-ing] | 18 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [indef pn] [v-ing] | 16 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] he [v-ing] | 12 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] him [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [v-ing] | 10 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] she [v-ing] | 9 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] someone [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] they [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] someone [v-ing] | 8 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] them [v-ing] | 8 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] about [pron] [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] about [pron] [v-ing] | 6 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] his [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 25 | [was/were] stand [prep] [pron] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] having | 5 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] at [pron] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] at [pron] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 29 | [was/were] standing [prep] [pron] [v-ing] | 5 |
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