| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] [prep] [v-ing] was | 66 |
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| 2 | [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] was | 55 |
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| 3 | [verb] [prep] [v-ing] was | 19 |
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| 4 | [noun pl] [prep] [v-ing] was | 11 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] was | 8 |
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| 6 | [adv] [prep] [v-ing] was | 7 |
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| 7 | [vb past] [prep] [v-ing] was | 6 |
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| 8 | reason [prep] [v-ing] was | 6 |
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| 9 | [prep] [noun] [v-ing] was | 22 |
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| 10 | [prep] [noun pl] [v-ing] was | 10 |
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| 11 | [prep] [noun sg] [v-ing] was | 8 |
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| 12 | [prep] be [v-ing] was | 8 |
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| 13 | [prep] be [v-ing] was | 8 |
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| 14 | [prep] [be] [v-ing] was | 8 |
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| 15 | [prep] [be] [v-ing] was | 8 |
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| 16 | [prep] [v-ing] [pron] was | 307 |
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| 17 | [prep] [v-ing] [noun] was | 247 |
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| 18 | [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] was | 200 |
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| 19 | [prep] [v-ing] [noun sg] was | 122 |
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| 20 | [prep] [v-ing] [noun pl] was | 91 |
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| 21 | [prep] [v-ing] it was | 85 |
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| 22 | [prep] [v-ing] it was | 85 |
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| 23 | [prep] [v-ing] [Wh det] was | 65 |
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| 24 | [prep] [v-ing] he was | 58 |
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| 25 | [prep] [v-ing] what was | 55 |
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| 26 | [prep] [v-ing] what was | 55 |
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| 27 | [prep] [v-ing] he was | 48 |
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| 28 | [prep] [v-ing] [adj] was | 46 |
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| 29 | [prep] [v-ing] [det] was | 40 |
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| 30 | [prep] [v-ing] [adv] was | 30 |
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