| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the | 213 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the | 163 |
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| 3 | [be] telling [pers pn] [prep] the | 36 |
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| 4 | be telling [pers pn] [prep] the | 36 |
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| 5 | [was/were] telling [pers pn] [prep] the | 17 |
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| 6 | was telling [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 16 |
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| 7 | was telling [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 16 |
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| 8 | was telling [pron] [prep] the | 13 |
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| 9 | was tell [pers pn] [prep] the | 13 |
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| 10 | was telling [pers pn] [prep] the | 11 |
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