| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 2358 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 2357 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 1990 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 1655 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 1333 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 1333 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 1019 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 864 |
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| 9 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] | 703 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] [adj] | 473 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] [adj] | 473 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] [adj] | 282 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] [adj] | 282 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] | 268 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [adj] | 268 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] [adj] | 218 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] [adj] | 218 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [art] [adj] | 191 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [art] [adj] | 191 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] an [adj] | 155 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [art] [adj] | 144 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [art] [adj] | 144 |
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| 23 | [was/were] looking [prep] [art] [adj] | 125 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [num ord] | 122 |
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| 25 | [was/were] standing [prep] [art] [adj] | 121 |
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| 26 | [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] [adj] | 114 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [det] | 100 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [art] [adj] | 100 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [art] [adj] | 100 |
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| 30 | [was/were] working [prep] [art] [adj] | 99 |
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