| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 2571 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 2176 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 2137 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 942 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 678 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 678 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 673 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 510 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 456 |
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| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 454 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 352 |
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| 12 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 351 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 298 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 283 |
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| 15 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 238 |
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| 16 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 236 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 236 |
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| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 198 |
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| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 168 |
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| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 165 |
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| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 136 |
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| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 132 |
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| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 132 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 107 |
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| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 106 |
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| 26 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 106 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 79 |
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| 28 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 79 |
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| 29 | [indef pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 66 |
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| 30 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun] | 65 |
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