| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 230 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 135 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] | 124 |
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| 4 | were [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 95 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] of [noun] | 75 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] of [noun] | 75 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [noun prp] | 61 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] | 38 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] for [noun] | 29 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] for [noun] | 29 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] in [noun] | 27 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] in [noun] | 27 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] to [noun] | 19 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] to [noun] | 19 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] with [noun] | 17 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] with [noun] | 17 |
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| 17 | [was/were] making [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 17 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] from [noun] | 16 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] from [noun] | 16 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] at [noun] | 14 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] at [noun] | 14 |
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| 22 | [was/were] taking [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 10 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] about [noun] | 10 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] signs [prep] [noun] | 10 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] about [noun] | 10 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] on [noun] | 9 |
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| 27 | [was/were] showing [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 9 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] on [noun] | 9 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] loads [prep] [noun] | 7 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [n mass] | 7 |
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