| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun sg] | 433 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 325 |
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| 3 | were [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 216 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] this [noun] | 129 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] that [noun] | 113 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun pl] | 91 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [det] [noun] | 81 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [det] [noun] | 78 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [det] [noun] | 78 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] some [noun] | 69 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] each [noun] | 67 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [det] [noun] | 64 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] other | 61 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] other | 58 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [det] [noun] | 53 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] another [noun] | 51 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [det] [noun] | 47 |
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| 18 | [was/were] looking [prep] [det] [noun] | 41 |
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| 19 | [was/were] talking [prep] [det] [noun] | 38 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] time | 30 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] time | 30 |
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| 22 | [was/were] going [prep] [det] [noun] | 29 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] about [det] [noun] | 28 |
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| 24 | [was/were] working [prep] [det] [noun] | 23 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] through [det] [noun] | 17 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [det] [noun] | 17 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] all [noun] | 17 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] both [noun] | 14 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] such [noun] | 14 |
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| 30 | [was/were] doing [prep] [det] [noun] | 13 |
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