| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 451 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 409 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 327 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 156 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 136 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 136 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 101 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 80 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 80 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 66 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 62 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 61 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 51 |
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| 14 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 51 |
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| 15 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 44 |
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| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 44 |
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| 17 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 41 |
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| 18 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 38 |
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| 19 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 37 |
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| 20 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 37 |
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| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 21 |
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| 22 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 21 |
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| 23 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 19 |
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| 24 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 19 |
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| 25 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 19 |
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| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 15 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 15 |
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| 28 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 13 |
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| 29 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 12 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] | 12 |
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