| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | he was [verb] [prep] [pos pn] | 654 |
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| 2 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] his | 548 |
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| 3 | he [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [pos pn] | 349 |
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| 4 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [pos pn] | 302 |
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| 5 | he [was/were] [verb] by [pos pn] | 129 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [verb] to [pos pn] | 79 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [verb] in [pos pn] | 78 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [verb] on [pos pn] | 64 |
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| 9 | he [was/were] [verb] with [pos pn] | 63 |
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| 10 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] her | 61 |
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| 11 | he [was/were] [verb] for [pos pn] | 53 |
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| 12 | he [was/were] [verb] from [pos pn] | 46 |
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| 13 | he [was/were] [verb] at [pos pn] | 39 |
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| 14 | he [was/were] [verb] of [pos pn] | 27 |
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| 15 | he [was/were] [verb] [prep] my | 21 |
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| 16 | he [was/were] [verb] about [pos pn] | 18 |
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| 17 | he [was/were] sit [prep] [pos pn] | 18 |
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| 18 | he [was/were] look [prep] [pos pn] | 17 |
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| 19 | he [was/were] sitting [prep] [pos pn] | 17 |
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| 20 | he [was/were] looking [prep] [pos pn] | 16 |
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| 21 | he [was/were] lying [prep] [pos pn] | 16 |
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| 22 | he [was/were] lie [prep] [pos pn] | 16 |
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| 23 | he [was/were] talking [prep] [pos pn] | 14 |
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| 24 | he [was/were] talk [prep] [pos pn] | 14 |
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| 25 | he [was/were] standing [prep] [pos pn] | 13 |
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| 26 | he [was/were] stand [prep] [pos pn] | 13 |
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| 27 | he [was/were] succeed [prep] [pos pn] | 11 |
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| 28 | he [was/were] work [prep] [pos pn] | 11 |
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| 29 | he [was/were] succeeded [prep] [pos pn] | 11 |
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| 30 | he [was/were] working [prep] [pos pn] | 11 |
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