| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [indef pn] [prep] the | 35 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] the | 31 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [verb] something [prep] the | 17 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] do [indef pn] [prep] the | 10 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] in the | 10 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] doing [indef pn] [prep] the | 9 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] of the | 9 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [verb] [indef pn] about the | 7 |
|
| 9 | were [verb] [indef pn] [prep] the | 7 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [verb] nothing [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] say [indef pn] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] saying [indef pn] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [to-vb] [indef pn] [prep] the | 6 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [vb pp] [indef pn] [prep] the | 5 |
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