| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] | 337 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] at [pron] [prep] | 117 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] [prep] her [prep] | 107 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [prep] she [prep] | 107 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] [prep] him [prep] | 89 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] [prep] he [prep] | 89 |
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| 7 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] in | 89 |
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| 8 | was looking [prep] [pron] [prep] | 85 |
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| 9 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] with | 82 |
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| 10 | was [v-ing] for [pron] [prep] | 74 |
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| 11 | was [v-ing] to [pron] [prep] | 72 |
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| 12 | was waiting [prep] [pron] [prep] | 63 |
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| 13 | was [v-ing] [prep] i [prep] | 62 |
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| 14 | was [v-ing] [prep] me [prep] | 62 |
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| 15 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] at | 54 |
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| 16 | was talking [prep] [pron] [prep] | 37 |
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| 17 | was [v-ing] [prep] they [prep] | 34 |
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| 18 | was [v-ing] [prep] them [prep] | 34 |
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| 19 | was [v-ing] with [pron] [prep] | 30 |
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| 20 | was staring [prep] [pron] [prep] | 27 |
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| 21 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] on | 27 |
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| 22 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] as | 25 |
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| 23 | was [v-ing] [prep] [indef pn] [prep] | 24 |
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| 24 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] about | 21 |
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| 25 | was [v-ing] [prep] it [prep] | 19 |
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| 26 | was [v-ing] [prep] it [prep] | 19 |
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| 27 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] from | 18 |
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| 28 | was [v-ing] [prep] you [prep] | 15 |
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| 29 | was [v-ing] [prep] you [prep] | 15 |
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| 30 | was [v-ing] [prep] [pron] like | 14 |
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