| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] | 1521 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 1365 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 1150 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 414 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] an [adj] [noun] | 199 |
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| 6 | [was/were] wearing a [adj] [noun] | 185 |
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| 7 | [was/were] having a [adj] [noun] | 126 |
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| 8 | [was/were] making a [adj] [noun] | 91 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] a new [noun] | 74 |
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| 10 | [was/were] taking a [adj] [noun] | 56 |
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| 11 | [was/were] carrying a [adj] [noun] | 51 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] time | 48 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] time | 48 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] a good [noun] | 44 |
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| 15 | [was/were] doing a [adj] [noun] | 44 |
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| 16 | [was/were] becoming a [adj] [noun] | 37 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] a great [noun] | 37 |
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| 18 | [was/were] getting a [adj] [noun] | 33 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] deal | 31 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] deal | 31 |
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| 21 | [was/were] holding a [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] a small [noun] | 27 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] a black [noun] | 27 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] a large [noun] | 26 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] a white [noun] | 25 |
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| 26 | [was/were] using a [adj] [noun] | 24 |
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| 27 | [was/were] enjoying a [adj] [noun] | 23 |
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| 28 | [was/were] fighting a [adj] [noun] | 23 |
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| 29 | [was/were] playing a [adj] [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] a little [noun] | 22 |
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