| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pers pn] was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 2054 |
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| 2 | [pron] was [v-ing] a [noun sg] | 1137 |
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| 3 | [pron] was [v-ing] the [noun sg] | 1072 |
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| 4 | he was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 878 |
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| 5 | he was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 876 |
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| 6 | i was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 532 |
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| 7 | i was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 530 |
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| 8 | she was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 462 |
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| 9 | she was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 460 |
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| 10 | [Wh pn] was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 216 |
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| 11 | who was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 211 |
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| 12 | who was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 211 |
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| 13 | it was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 14 | it was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 150 |
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| 15 | [pron] was [v-ing] an [noun sg] | 148 |
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| 16 | [pron] was wearing [art] [noun sg] | 142 |
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| 17 | [pron] was having [art] [noun sg] | 127 |
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| 18 | [pron] was making [art] [noun sg] | 94 |
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| 19 | [pron] was doing [art] [noun sg] | 78 |
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| 20 | [pron] was [v-ing] [art] bit | 75 |
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| 21 | [pron] was taking [art] [noun sg] | 70 |
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| 22 | [pron] was getting [art] [noun sg] | 65 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 59 |
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| 24 | [indef pn] was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 58 |
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| 25 | [pron] was holding [art] [noun sg] | 56 |
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| 26 | [pron] was carrying [art] [noun sg] | 49 |
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| 27 | [pron] was watching [art] [noun sg] | 47 |
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| 28 | [pron] was telling [art] [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 29 | [pron] was reading [art] [noun sg] | 44 |
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| 30 | which was [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] | 42 |
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