| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 284 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 186 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] | 123 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun prp] | 119 |
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| 5 | were [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 98 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] in [noun] | 51 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] in [noun] | 51 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] for [noun] | 42 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] for [noun] | 42 |
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| 10 | [was/were] taking [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 39 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] | 35 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] to [noun] | 31 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] to [noun] | 31 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] at [noun] | 27 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] at [noun] | 27 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] with [noun] | 25 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] with [noun] | 25 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] place [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] from [noun] | 19 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] from [noun] | 19 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] of [noun] | 18 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] of [noun] | 18 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] on [noun] | 18 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] on [noun] | 18 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] by [noun] | 17 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] by [noun] | 17 |
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| 27 | [was/were] having [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 16 |
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| 28 | [was/were] giving [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 13 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] side | 11 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] side [prep] [noun] | 11 |
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