| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 439 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 322 |
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| 3 | were [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 218 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun prp] | 211 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] in [noun] | 136 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun pl] | 122 |
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| 7 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 120 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [noun] | 108 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] with [noun] | 87 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for [noun] | 76 |
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| 11 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 69 |
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| 12 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 58 |
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| 13 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] from [noun] | 44 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] going [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 16 | [was/were] also [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 41 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] at [noun] | 41 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] on [noun] | 38 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] about [noun] | 32 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] talking [prep] [noun] | 30 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [adv] living [prep] [noun] | 29 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [adv] working [prep] [noun] | 27 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] into [noun] | 26 |
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| 24 | [was/were] always [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 22 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [adv] looking [prep] [noun] | 21 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] thinking [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] coming [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] suffering [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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| 29 | [was/were] actually [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 15 |
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| 30 | [was/were] only [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 14 |
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