| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i was just [v-ing] | 681 |
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| 2 | i was [adv] going | 152 |
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| 3 | i was [adv] thinking | 147 |
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| 4 | i was only [v-ing] | 143 |
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| 5 | i was still [v-ing] | 111 |
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| 6 | i was [adv] trying | 62 |
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| 7 | i was [adv] looking | 61 |
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| 8 | i was [adv] wondering | 57 |
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| 9 | i was [adv] saying | 56 |
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| 10 | i was [adv] gon | 48 |
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| 11 | i was always [v-ing] | 46 |
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| 12 | i was really [v-ing] | 44 |
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| 13 | i was actually [v-ing] | 40 |
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| 14 | i was [adv] getting | 40 |
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| 15 | i was [adv] doing | 35 |
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| 16 | i was also [v-ing] | 35 |
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| 17 | i was merely [v-ing] | 30 |
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| 18 | i was already [v-ing] | 28 |
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| 19 | i was [adv] having | 27 |
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| 20 | i was [adv] talking | 22 |
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| 21 | i was now [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 22 | i was [adv] telling | 20 |
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| 23 | i was [adv] making | 19 |
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| 24 | i was [adv] joking | 18 |
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| 25 | i was [adv] asking | 18 |
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| 26 | i was [adv] hoping | 18 |
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| 27 | i was [adv] coming | 16 |
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| 28 | i was [adv] taking | 16 |
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| 29 | i was [adv] sitting | 16 |
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| 30 | i was [adv] beginning | 15 |
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