| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 49 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 30 |
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| 3 | [noun pl] [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 13 |
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| 4 | [pron] [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 11 |
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| 5 | [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 10 |
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| 6 | [noun prp] [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 5 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 9 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [v-ing] the [adj] | 7 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] the [adj] | 135 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] the [adj] | 135 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [verb] by [v-ing] the [adj] | 57 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [verb] by [v-ing] the [adj] | 57 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [verb] [conj] [v-ing] the [adj] | 26 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [verb] in [v-ing] the [adj] | 20 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [verb] in [v-ing] the [adj] | 20 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [verb] [subord] [v-ing] the [adj] | 16 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [verb] as [v-ing] the [adj] | 13 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [verb] for [v-ing] the [adj] | 13 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [verb] as [v-ing] the [adj] | 13 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [verb] for [v-ing] the [adj] | 13 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [adv] [v-ing] the [adj] | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [verb] and [v-ing] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [verb] [coord] [v-ing] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [verb] and [v-ing] the [adj] | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [verb] on [v-ing] the [adj] | 7 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [verb] on [v-ing] the [adj] | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [verb] after [v-ing] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [verb] of [v-ing] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [verb] after [v-ing] the [adj] | 6 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [verb] of [v-ing] the [adj] | 6 |
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