| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 7035 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun sg] | 5988 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 5251 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 5116 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] | 1919 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun] | 1574 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] [noun] | 1190 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] [noun] | 1190 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] [noun] | 979 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] [noun] | 979 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] [noun] | 783 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] [noun] | 783 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 686 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [art] [noun] | 625 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [art] [noun] | 625 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [noun] | 574 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [noun] | 574 |
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| 18 | [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] [noun] | 505 |
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| 19 | [was/were] standing [prep] [art] [noun] | 430 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [art] [noun] | 336 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [art] [noun] | 336 |
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| 22 | [was/were] looking [prep] [art] [noun] | 327 |
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| 23 | [was/were] working [prep] [art] [noun] | 326 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 315 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [art] [noun] | 294 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [art] [noun] | 294 |
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| 27 | [was/were] going [prep] [art] [noun] | 275 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] into [art] [noun] | 229 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] into [art] [noun] | 229 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] through [art] [noun] | 228 |
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