| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 1593 |
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| 2 | [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] was [v-ing] | 1461 |
|
| 3 | i [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 627 |
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| 4 | i [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 627 |
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| 5 | [pron] [vb past] he was [v-ing] | 594 |
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| 6 | [pron] [vb past] he was [v-ing] | 593 |
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| 7 | [pron] thought [pron] was [v-ing] | 517 |
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| 8 | [pron] [vb past] [pron] was going | 484 |
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| 9 | he [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 388 |
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| 10 | he [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 384 |
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| 11 | she [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 365 |
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| 12 | she [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 365 |
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| 13 | [pron] knew [pron] was [v-ing] | 355 |
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| 14 | [pron] [vb past] i was [v-ing] | 345 |
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| 15 | [pron] [vb past] i was [v-ing] | 345 |
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| 16 | [pron] [vb past] she was [v-ing] | 331 |
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| 17 | [pron] [vb past] she was [v-ing] | 329 |
|
| 18 | [pron] said [pron] was [v-ing] | 245 |
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| 19 | [pron] [vb past] it was [v-ing] | 154 |
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| 20 | [pron] [vb past] it was [v-ing] | 154 |
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| 21 | [pron] [vb past] [Wh det] was [v-ing] | 137 |
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| 22 | [pron] [vb past] what was [v-ing] | 136 |
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| 23 | [pron] [vb past] what was [v-ing] | 136 |
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| 24 | they [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 89 |
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| 25 | they [vb past] [pron] was [v-ing] | 88 |
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| 26 | [pron] felt [pron] was [v-ing] | 86 |
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| 27 | [pron] [vb past] [pron] was gon | 84 |
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| 28 | [pron] realised [pron] was [v-ing] | 69 |
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| 29 | [pron] [vb past] [pron] was happening | 64 |
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| 30 | [pron] [vb past] [pron] was coming | 63 |
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