| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 741 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 640 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 562 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 250 |
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| 5 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 170 |
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| 6 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 162 |
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| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 162 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 137 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 137 |
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| 10 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 131 |
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| 11 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 130 |
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| 12 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 128 |
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| 13 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 74 |
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| 14 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 74 |
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| 15 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 73 |
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| 16 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 72 |
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| 17 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 58 |
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| 18 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 53 |
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| 19 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 53 |
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| 20 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 53 |
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| 21 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 40 |
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| 22 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 38 |
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| 23 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 38 |
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| 24 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 33 |
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| 25 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 33 |
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| 26 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 27 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 30 |
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| 28 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 28 |
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| 29 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 27 |
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| 30 | [that] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] | 18 |
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