| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 315 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun prp] | 281 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun prp] | 281 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 216 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 99 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] [noun prp] | 72 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] [noun prp] | 37 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun prp] | 34 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [noun prp] | 33 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] [noun prp] | 32 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] a [noun prp] | 29 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [art] [noun prp] | 23 |
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| 13 | [was/were] working [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 23 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [art] [noun prp] | 17 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] through [art] [noun prp] | 15 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] about [art] [noun prp] | 15 |
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| 17 | [was/were] looking [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 14 |
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| 18 | [was/were] going [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 12 |
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| 19 | [was/were] standing [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 12 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [art] [noun prp] | 11 |
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| 21 | [was/were] playing [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 11 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] london | 11 |
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| 23 | [was/were] living [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 10 |
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| 24 | [was/were] walking [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 10 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] west | 9 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] united | 9 |
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| 27 | [was/were] happening [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 8 |
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| 28 | [was/were] talking [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 8 |
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| 29 | [was/were] waiting [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 8 |
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| 30 | [was/were] staying [prep] [art] [noun prp] | 8 |
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