| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] their [adj] [noun] | 122 |
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| 2 | were [v-ing] their [adj] [noun] | 106 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] their [adj] [noun sg] | 77 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] their [adj] [noun] | 74 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] their [adj] [noun pl] | 44 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] their [det] [noun] | 23 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] their own [noun] | 21 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] their own [noun] | 21 |
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| 9 | was [v-ing] their [adj] [noun] | 16 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] their [num ord] [noun] | 13 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] their first [noun] | 10 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] their first [noun] | 10 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] their [adj -est] [noun] | 8 |
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| 14 | [was/were] using their [adj] [noun] | 6 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] their good [noun] | 5 |
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| 16 | [was/were] making their [adj] [noun] | 5 |
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