| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [verb] things | 65 |
|
| 2 | was [v-ing] things | 56 |
|
| 3 | was [adj] things | 28 |
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| 4 | was [adj] things | 15 |
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| 5 | was [det] things | 11 |
|
| 6 | was imagining things | 7 |
|
| 7 | was [Wh adv] things | 7 |
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| 8 | was [to-vb] things | 7 |
|
| 9 | was imagine things | 7 |
|
| 10 | was doing things | 7 |
|
| 11 | was [adv] things | 7 |
|
| 12 | was do things | 7 |
|
| 13 | was seeing things | 6 |
|
| 14 | was [conj] things | 6 |
|
| 15 | was see things | 6 |
|
| 16 | was how things | 5 |
|
| 17 | was say things | 5 |
|
| 18 | was that things | 5 |
|
| 19 | was saying things | 5 |
|
| 20 | was that things | 5 |
|
| 21 | was many things | 5 |
|
| 22 | was many things | 5 |
|
| 23 | was [that] things | 5 |
|
| 24 | was how things | 5 |
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