| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 1028 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 923 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] | 410 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] in the [adj] | 277 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] on the [adj] | 165 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] at the [adj] | 141 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] for the [adj] | 113 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] | 110 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] to the [adj] | 109 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [det] | 89 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] standing [prep] the [adj] | 82 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the same | 81 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the same | 81 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [num] | 66 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] about the [adj] | 57 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] sitting [prep] the [adj] | 57 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] through the [adj] | 56 |
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| 18 | [was/were] going [prep] the [adj] | 53 |
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| 19 | [was/were] looking [prep] the [adj] | 53 |
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| 20 | [was/were] working [prep] the [adj] | 51 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] from the [adj] | 50 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the first | 46 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the first | 46 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] with the [adj] | 46 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the other | 45 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the other | 45 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] into the [adj] | 37 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] talking [prep] the [adj] | 34 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] over the [adj] | 29 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the front | 28 |
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