| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 811 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 725 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 573 |
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| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 274 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 274 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 249 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 205 |
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| 8 | she [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 140 |
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| 9 | she [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 140 |
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| 10 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 108 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 94 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 90 |
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| 13 | i [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 89 |
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| 14 | i [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 89 |
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| 15 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 63 |
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| 16 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 58 |
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| 17 | and [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 54 |
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| 18 | and [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 54 |
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| 19 | we [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 53 |
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| 20 | we [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 53 |
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| 21 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 47 |
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| 22 | who [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 47 |
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| 23 | who [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 47 |
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| 24 | it [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 46 |
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| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 46 |
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| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 29 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 29 |
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| 28 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 25 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | which [was/were] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] | 20 |
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