| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 59 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] | 54 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 39 |
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| 4 | was [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 38 |
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| 5 | were [adv] [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 23 |
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| 6 | [was/were] not [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [not/n't] [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 22 |
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| 8 | [was/were] not [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 19 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [verb] to [v-ing] | 15 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [verb] by [v-ing] | 11 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [verb] in [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 12 | [was/were] also [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 14 | [was/were] also [adv] [verb] [prep] [v-ing] | 7 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] engage [prep] [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] [verb] for [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [adv] [adv] engaged [prep] [v-ing] | 5 |
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