| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i [was/were] [verb] a [noun sg] | 398 |
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| 2 | i was [verb] a [noun sg] | 377 |
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| 3 | i [was/were] [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 287 |
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| 4 | i [was/were] [vb pp] a [noun sg] | 90 |
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| 5 | i [was/were] have a [noun sg] | 37 |
|
| 6 | i [was/were] [verb] a bit | 36 |
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| 7 | i [was/were] give a [noun sg] | 33 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] having a [noun sg] | 32 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] given a [noun sg] | 29 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] do a [noun sg] | 27 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] doing a [noun sg] | 26 |
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| 12 | i were [verb] a [noun sg] | 22 |
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| 13 | i [was/were] [to-vb] a [noun sg] | 22 |
|
| 14 | i [was/were] offer a [noun sg] | 21 |
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| 15 | i [was/were] offered a [noun sg] | 20 |
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| 16 | i [was/were] get a [noun sg] | 20 |
|
| 17 | i [was/were] make a [noun sg] | 18 |
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| 18 | i [was/were] getting a [noun sg] | 17 |
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| 19 | i [was/were] making a [noun sg] | 14 |
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| 20 | i [was/were] [verb] a lot | 13 |
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| 21 | i [was/were] wearing a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] wear a [noun sg] | 12 |
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| 23 | i [was/were] feel a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 24 | i [was/were] feeling a [noun sg] | 11 |
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| 25 | i [was/were] write a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 26 | i [was/were] writing a [noun sg] | 10 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] watch a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 28 | i [was/were] watching a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 29 | i [was/were] taking a [noun sg] | 9 |
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| 30 | i [was/were] read a [noun sg] | 9 |
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