| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 140 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 125 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 77 |
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| 4 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 36 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 34 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 34 |
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| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 32 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 32 |
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| 9 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 29 |
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| 10 | she [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 23 |
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| 11 | she [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 23 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 15 |
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| 13 | they [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 15 |
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| 14 | we [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 12 |
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| 15 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 12 |
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| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 12 |
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| 17 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 12 |
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| 18 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 11 |
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| 19 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 10 |
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| 20 | who [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 10 |
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| 21 | who [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 10 |
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| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 9 |
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| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 9 |
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| 24 | you [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 8 |
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| 25 | you [was/were] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 8 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 57 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 46 |
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| 28 | [was/were] not [v-ing] for a [noun] | 11 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [not/n't] [v-ing] for a [noun] | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] just [v-ing] for a [noun] | 8 |
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