| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 85 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 74 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [v-ing] [coord] [adv] | 73 |
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| 4 | [pron] was [v-ing] and [adv] | 55 |
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| 5 | [pron] was [v-ing] and [adv] | 55 |
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| 6 | he was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 33 |
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| 7 | he was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 33 |
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| 8 | i was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 25 |
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| 9 | i was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 25 |
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| 10 | [pron] was [v-ing] that [adv] | 16 |
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| 11 | [pron] was [v-ing] that [adv] | 16 |
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| 12 | [pron] was [v-ing] [that] [adv] | 16 |
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| 13 | she was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 14 |
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| 14 | [pron] was [v-ing] [conj] then | 14 |
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| 15 | [pron] was [v-ing] [conj] then | 14 |
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| 16 | she was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 14 |
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| 17 | it was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 12 |
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| 18 | [pron] was [v-ing] or [adv] | 12 |
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| 19 | it was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 12 |
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| 20 | [pron] was [v-ing] or [adv] | 12 |
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| 21 | [pron] was [v-ing] [conj] [Wh adv] | 12 |
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| 22 | [pron] was [v-ing] [conj] not | 11 |
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| 23 | [pron] was [v-ing] [conj] [not/n't] | 11 |
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| 24 | [pron] was [v-ing] [conj] not | 11 |
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| 25 | [pron] was [v-ing] [subord] [adv] | 10 |
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| 26 | [Wh det] was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 9 |
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| 27 | [pron] was [v-ing] as [adv] | 8 |
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| 28 | what was [v-ing] [conj] [adv] | 8 |
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| 29 | [pron] was doing [conj] [adv] | 8 |
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| 30 | [pron] was [v-ing] as [adv] | 8 |
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