| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [to-vb] [adv prt] [art] | 42 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] the | 29 |
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| 3 | was [adv] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 28 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 22 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 18 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] out [art] | 18 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] up [art] | 16 |
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| 8 | were [adv] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 15 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [adv] [verb] [verb] [adv prt] a | 13 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [adv] try [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 7 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [adv] trying [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 7 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [adv] go [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 5 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [adv] going [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 5 |
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| 14 | [was/were] then [verb] [verb] [adv prt] [art] | 5 |
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