| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 80 |
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| 2 | [conj] was [v-ing] [prep] a | 77 |
|
| 3 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 74 |
|
| 4 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 74 |
|
| 5 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] for a | 20 |
|
| 6 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] in a | 17 |
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| 7 | [conj] were [v-ing] [prep] a | 16 |
|
| 8 | [that] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 13 |
|
| 9 | that [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 13 |
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| 10 | that [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 13 |
|
| 11 | [conj] [was/were] looking [prep] a | 11 |
|
| 12 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] on a | 10 |
|
| 13 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] with a | 8 |
|
| 14 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] at a | 6 |
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| 15 | but [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 5 |
|
| 16 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] to a | 5 |
|
| 17 | [conj] [was/were] working [prep] a | 5 |
|
| 18 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] from a | 5 |
|
| 19 | but [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a | 5 |
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