| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 512 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 435 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 370 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 171 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 114 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 112 |
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| 7 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 98 |
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| 8 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 89 |
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| 9 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 86 |
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| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 85 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 83 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 83 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 51 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 50 |
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| 15 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 42 |
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| 17 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 38 |
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| 18 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 33 |
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| 19 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 33 |
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| 20 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 32 |
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| 21 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 32 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 29 |
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| 23 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 28 |
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| 24 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 28 |
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| 25 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 27 |
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| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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| 28 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 19 |
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| 29 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 18 |
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| 30 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] [noun] | 15 |
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