| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [noun] | 159 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [noun] | 108 |
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| 3 | was [adv] [v-ing] to [noun] | 108 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [noun sg] | 79 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] going to [noun] | 61 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [noun prp] | 54 |
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| 7 | were [adv] [v-ing] to [noun] | 51 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [not/n't] [v-ing] to [noun] | 51 |
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| 9 | [was/were] not [v-ing] to [noun] | 51 |
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| 10 | [was/were] n't [v-ing] to [noun] | 30 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to work | 27 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to work | 27 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [noun pl] | 26 |
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| 14 | [was/were] just [v-ing] to [noun] | 24 |
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| 15 | [was/were] just [v-ing] to [noun] | 24 |
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| 16 | [was/were] not [v-ing] to [noun] | 21 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] coming to [noun] | 13 |
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| 18 | [was/were] already [v-ing] to [noun] | 11 |
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| 19 | [was/were] already [v-ing] to [noun] | 11 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] talking to [noun] | 10 |
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| 21 | [was/were] never [v-ing] to [noun] | 9 |
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| 22 | [was/were] never [v-ing] to [noun] | 9 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] saying to [noun] | 8 |
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| 24 | [was/were] still [v-ing] to [noun] | 8 |
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| 25 | [was/were] still [v-ing] to [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] also [v-ing] to [noun] | 7 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to term | 7 |
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| 28 | [was/were] now [v-ing] to [noun] | 7 |
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| 29 | [was/were] now [v-ing] to [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | [was/were] also [v-ing] to [noun] | 7 |
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