| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 239 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 193 |
|
| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 126 |
|
| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 58 |
|
| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 58 |
|
| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 57 |
|
| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 39 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 39 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 38 |
|
| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 32 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 32 |
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| 12 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 28 |
|
| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 27 |
|
| 14 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 25 |
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| 15 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 25 |
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| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 23 |
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| 17 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 22 |
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| 18 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 21 |
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| 19 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 21 |
|
| 20 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 15 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 15 |
|
| 22 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 15 |
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| 23 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 13 |
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| 24 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 10 |
|
| 25 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 10 |
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| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 10 |
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| 27 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 10 |
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| 28 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 9 |
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| 29 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 8 |
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| 30 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 8 |
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