| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 5251 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun sg] | 4274 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 3758 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 1493 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] in the [noun] | 911 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] in the [noun] | 911 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] on the [noun] | 782 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] on the [noun] | 782 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 674 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] at the [noun] | 658 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] at the [noun] | 658 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 426 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] to the [noun] | 426 |
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| 14 | [was/were] standing [prep] the [noun] | 376 |
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| 15 | [was/were] sitting [prep] the [noun] | 375 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] for the [noun] | 282 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] for the [noun] | 282 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun prp] | 281 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] from the [noun] | 212 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] from the [noun] | 212 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] with the [noun] | 200 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] with the [noun] | 200 |
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| 23 | [was/were] working [prep] the [noun] | 193 |
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| 24 | [was/were] going [prep] the [noun] | 192 |
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| 25 | [was/were] looking [prep] the [noun] | 189 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] through the [noun] | 176 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] through the [noun] | 176 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] into the [noun] | 169 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] into the [noun] | 169 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] about the [noun] | 163 |
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