| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] happening [prep] | 290 |
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| 2 | [Wh det] [was/were] happening [prep] | 259 |
|
| 3 | what [was/were] happening [prep] | 254 |
|
| 4 | what [was/were] happening [prep] | 254 |
|
| 5 | [noun] [was/were] happening [prep] | 34 |
|
| 6 | [adj] [was/were] happening [prep] | 29 |
|
| 7 | [det] [was/were] happening [prep] | 22 |
|
| 8 | [noun sg] [was/were] happening [prep] | 20 |
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| 9 | thing [was/were] happening [prep] | 18 |
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| 10 | [indef pn] [was/were] happening [prep] | 16 |
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| 11 | this [was/were] happening [prep] | 15 |
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| 12 | [pers pn] [was/were] happening [prep] | 15 |
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| 13 | this [was/were] happening [prep] | 15 |
|
| 14 | something [was/were] happening [prep] | 14 |
|
| 15 | it [was/were] happening [prep] | 14 |
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| 16 | something [was/were] happening [prep] | 14 |
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| 17 | it [was/were] happening [prep] | 14 |
|
| 18 | [noun pl] [was/were] happening [prep] | 14 |
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| 19 | things [was/were] happening [prep] | 12 |
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| 20 | [conj] [was/were] happening [prep] | 10 |
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| 21 | [that] [was/were] happening [prep] | 9 |
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| 22 | that [was/were] happening [prep] | 9 |
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| 23 | that [was/were] happening [prep] | 9 |
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| 24 | [adj] [was/were] happening [prep] | 7 |
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| 25 | thing [was/were] happening [prep] | 6 |
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| 26 | whatever [was/were] happening [prep] | 5 |
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| 27 | whatever [was/were] happening [prep] | 5 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [adv] happening [prep] | 29 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [adv] happening [prep] | 25 |
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| 30 | [was/were] actually happening [prep] | 6 |
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