| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 140 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 129 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 114 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 54 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 39 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 35 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 10 | i [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 25 |
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| 11 | [conj] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 23 |
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| 12 | she [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 19 |
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| 14 | [coord] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 15 | they [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 16 | they [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 17 | and [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 18 | and [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 13 |
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| 19 | [Wh det] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 21 | who [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 22 | who [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 23 | we [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 24 | [n mass] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 25 | which [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 26 | we [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 27 | [adj] [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 28 | which [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 8 |
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| 29 | people [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 30 | people [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [noun sg] | 7 |
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