| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 295 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] | 291 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] | 225 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 219 |
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| 5 | [was/were] going [verb] [pron] [prep] | 151 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [verb] [pron] [prep] | 76 |
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| 7 | [was/were] trying [verb] [pron] [prep] | 66 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] to | 53 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] to | 53 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] it [prep] | 51 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] it [prep] | 51 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] | 39 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] me [prep] | 39 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] i [prep] | 39 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] he [prep] | 38 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] him [prep] | 37 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] she [prep] | 35 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] her [prep] | 35 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] they [prep] | 33 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] them [prep] | 33 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] in | 32 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] in | 32 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [indef pn] [prep] | 30 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] about | 30 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] about | 30 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] for | 27 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] for | 27 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] from | 23 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] [pron] from | 23 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] tell [pron] [prep] | 22 |
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