| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 468 |
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| 2 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 452 |
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| 3 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 381 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 205 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 124 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 124 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 121 |
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| 8 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 115 |
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| 9 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 72 |
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| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 70 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 64 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 62 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 50 |
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| 14 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 49 |
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| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 36 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 34 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 33 |
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| 18 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 33 |
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| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 32 |
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| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 31 |
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| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 30 |
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| 22 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 30 |
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| 23 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 30 |
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| 24 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 24 |
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| 25 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 24 |
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| 26 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 24 |
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| 27 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 19 |
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| 28 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 18 |
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| 29 | what [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 18 |
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| 30 | [indef pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 15 |
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