| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 1978 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 1677 |
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| 3 | [noun] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 1172 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 637 |
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| 5 | he was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 605 |
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| 6 | he was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 602 |
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| 7 | i was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 571 |
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| 8 | i was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 569 |
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| 9 | [noun prp] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 506 |
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| 10 | she was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 377 |
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| 11 | she was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 375 |
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| 12 | [Wh pn] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 131 |
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| 13 | who was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 130 |
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| 14 | who was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 130 |
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| 15 | [Wh det] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 119 |
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| 16 | it was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 104 |
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| 17 | it was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 104 |
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| 18 | [conj] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 81 |
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| 19 | what was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 76 |
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| 20 | what was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 76 |
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| 21 | [coord] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 64 |
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| 22 | and was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 57 |
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| 23 | and was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 57 |
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| 24 | [adj] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 48 |
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| 25 | which was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 26 | which was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 43 |
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| 27 | [indef pn] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 36 |
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| 28 | [noun pl] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 23 |
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| 29 | [det] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 22 |
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| 30 | [that] was [v-ing] [prep] [noun] | 16 |
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