| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] [adv] | 499 |
|
| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [pron] [adv] | 419 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pers pn] [adv] | 397 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pron] [adv] | 348 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pron] [adv] | 184 |
|
| 6 | were [verb] [prep] [pron] [adv] | 126 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] to [pron] [adv] | 118 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] at [pron] [adv] | 109 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [indef pn] [adv] | 104 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] she [adv] | 103 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] her [adv] | 101 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] him [adv] | 86 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] he [adv] | 86 |
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| 14 | [was/were] look [prep] [pron] [adv] | 83 |
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| 15 | [was/were] looking [prep] [pron] [adv] | 82 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] it [adv] | 66 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] it [adv] | 66 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] else | 55 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] else | 55 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] for [pron] [adv] | 54 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] by [pron] [adv] | 53 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] now | 47 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [pron] now | 47 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] me [adv] | 45 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] i [adv] | 45 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] about [pron] [adv] | 42 |
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| 27 | [was/were] talk [prep] [pron] [adv] | 41 |
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| 28 | [was/were] talking [prep] [pron] [adv] | 41 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] they [adv] | 39 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] something [adv] | 38 |
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