| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i was [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 153 |
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| 2 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] | 123 |
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| 3 | i [was/were] [v-ing] you [prep] | 39 |
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| 4 | i [was/were] [v-ing] you [prep] | 39 |
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| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] | 37 |
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| 6 | i [was/were] [v-ing] it [prep] | 37 |
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| 7 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] about | 36 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] telling [pron] [prep] | 34 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] them [prep] | 21 |
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| 10 | i [was/were] [v-ing] they [prep] | 21 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [indef pn] [prep] | 19 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in | 19 |
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| 13 | i [was/were] [v-ing] myself [prep] | 18 |
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| 14 | i [was/were] [v-ing] myself [prep] | 18 |
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| 15 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] [prep] | 18 |
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| 16 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] for | 18 |
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| 17 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] to | 17 |
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| 18 | i [was/were] [v-ing] him [prep] | 16 |
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| 19 | i [was/were] [v-ing] he [prep] | 16 |
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| 20 | i [was/were] doing [pron] [prep] | 15 |
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| 21 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] on | 13 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] at | 10 |
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| 23 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] with | 10 |
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| 24 | i [was/were] [v-ing] she [prep] | 9 |
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| 25 | i [was/were] [v-ing] her [prep] | 9 |
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| 26 | i [was/were] watching [pron] [prep] | 8 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] [v-ing] something [prep] | 8 |
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| 28 | i [was/were] [v-ing] something [prep] | 8 |
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| 29 | i were [v-ing] [pron] [prep] | 7 |
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| 30 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] from | 6 |
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