| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] [pos pn] [noun] | 2068 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] | 1650 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] his [noun] | 894 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] his [noun] | 894 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] her [noun] | 599 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] her [noun] | 599 |
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| 7 | was [v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] | 436 |
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| 8 | was [v-ing] my [noun] | 234 |
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| 9 | was [v-ing] my [noun] | 234 |
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| 10 | was [v-ing] its [noun] | 219 |
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| 11 | was [v-ing] its [noun] | 219 |
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| 12 | was [v-ing] [pron] way | 117 |
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| 13 | was [v-ing] [pron] way | 117 |
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| 14 | was [v-ing] [pron] head | 94 |
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| 15 | was [v-ing] [pron] head | 93 |
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| 16 | was making [pron] [noun] | 77 |
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| 17 | was [v-ing] their [noun] | 60 |
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| 18 | was [v-ing] their [noun] | 60 |
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| 19 | was doing [pron] [noun] | 59 |
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| 20 | was [v-ing] [pron] hand | 56 |
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| 21 | was [v-ing] [pron] time | 46 |
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| 22 | was [v-ing] [pron] time | 46 |
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| 23 | was taking [pron] [noun] | 45 |
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| 24 | was losing [pron] [noun] | 45 |
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| 25 | was holding [pron] [noun] | 44 |
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| 26 | was [v-ing] [pers pn] [noun] | 40 |
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| 27 | was wearing [pron] [noun] | 39 |
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| 28 | was wasting [pron] [noun] | 37 |
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| 29 | was shaking [pron] [noun] | 36 |
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| 30 | was [v-ing] [pron] [noun prp] | 34 |
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