| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [conj] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 945 |
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| 2 | [subord] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 422 |
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| 3 | [noun] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 365 |
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| 4 | [verb] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 365 |
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| 5 | [that] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 345 |
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| 6 | that he was [v-ing] [prep] | 345 |
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| 7 | that he was [v-ing] [prep] | 345 |
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| 8 | [noun sg] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 289 |
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| 9 | [pron] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 281 |
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| 10 | [adv] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 271 |
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| 11 | [vb past] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 247 |
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| 12 | [Wh det] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 227 |
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| 13 | what he was [v-ing] [prep] | 196 |
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| 14 | what he was [v-ing] [prep] | 196 |
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| 15 | [coord] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 178 |
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| 16 | [adv] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 164 |
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| 17 | and he was [v-ing] [prep] | 136 |
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| 18 | and he was [v-ing] [prep] | 136 |
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| 19 | [Wh adv] he was [v-ing] [prep] | 96 |
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| 20 | say he was [v-ing] [prep] | 91 |
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| 21 | if he was [v-ing] [prep] | 86 |
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| 22 | if he was [v-ing] [prep] | 86 |
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| 23 | think he was [v-ing] [prep] | 83 |
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| 24 | when he was [v-ing] [prep] | 76 |
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| 25 | when he was [v-ing] [prep] | 76 |
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| 26 | said he was [v-ing] [prep] | 70 |
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| 27 | while he was [v-ing] [prep] | 65 |
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| 28 | while he was [v-ing] [prep] | 65 |
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| 29 | know he was [v-ing] [prep] | 59 |
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| 30 | thought he was [v-ing] [prep] | 54 |
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