| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 981 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 674 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] | 608 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] | 431 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun prp] | 408 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 361 |
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| 7 | were [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 306 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] in [noun] | 199 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] in [noun] | 199 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [prep] [noun] | 197 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] out [prep] [noun] | 197 |
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| 12 | [was/were] going [adv] [prep] [noun] | 188 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] to [noun] | 177 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] to [noun] | 177 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun pl] | 130 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] of [noun] | 125 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] of [noun] | 125 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] [noun] | 100 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] [noun] | 100 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] with [noun] | 84 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] with [noun] | 84 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] from [noun] | 83 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] from [noun] | 83 |
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| 24 | [was/were] coming [adv] [prep] [noun] | 74 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] at [noun] | 71 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] at [noun] | 71 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] [noun] | 70 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [prep] [noun] | 70 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] [noun] | 69 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] back [prep] [noun] | 69 |
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