| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 91 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 76 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 4 | i [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 30 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 30 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 21 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 9 | she [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 15 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 12 | what [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 13 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 14 | what [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 16 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 17 | who [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 18 | who [was/were] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 13 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [verb] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 22 | [was/were] not [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [not/n't] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 7 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [vb pp] [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 6 |
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| 25 | [was/were] just [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 26 | [was/were] just [v-ing] to [pron] [noun sg] | 5 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] to [pron] [noun sg] | 58 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] to [pron] [noun sg] | 37 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] to [pron] [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] on to [pron] [noun sg] | 13 |
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