| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 866 |
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| 2 | was [verb] [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 681 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] the | 628 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [verb] by [v-ing] [art] | 303 |
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| 5 | were [verb] [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 269 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] a | 268 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] for [v-ing] [art] | 112 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [verb] of [v-ing] [art] | 98 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [verb] in [v-ing] [art] | 87 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 78 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] with [v-ing] [art] | 53 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] an | 52 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] from [v-ing] [art] | 52 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] to [v-ing] [art] | 51 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [verb] at [v-ing] [art] | 42 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] accuse [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 40 |
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| 17 | [was/were] accused [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 40 |
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| 18 | [was/were] charge [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 39 |
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| 19 | [was/were] charged [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 39 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] after [v-ing] [art] | 37 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] using [art] | 35 |
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| 22 | [was/were] aim [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 35 |
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| 23 | [was/were] aimed [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 35 |
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| 24 | [was/were] make [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 33 |
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| 25 | [was/were] made [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 33 |
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| 26 | [was/were] convicted [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 28 |
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| 27 | [was/were] convict [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 28 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] about [v-ing] [art] | 28 |
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| 29 | [was/were] thinking [prep] [v-ing] [art] | 26 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] on [v-ing] [art] | 26 |
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