| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] [prep] was [v-ing] | 28 |
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| 2 | [adj] [prep] was [v-ing] | 13 |
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| 3 | [adj] [prep] was [v-ing] | 12 |
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| 4 | [vb past] [prep] was [v-ing] | 9 |
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| 5 | [vb pp] [prep] was [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 6 | [vb infin] [prep] was [v-ing] | 8 |
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| 7 | interested [prep] was [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 8 | [noun] [prep] was [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 9 | interested [prep] was [v-ing] | 6 |
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| 10 | [noun sg] [prep] was [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 11 | think [prep] was [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 12 | think [prep] was [v-ing] | 5 |
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| 13 | [prep] [noun] was [v-ing] | 749 |
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| 14 | [prep] [pron] was [v-ing] | 673 |
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| 15 | [prep] [Wh det] was [v-ing] | 415 |
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| 16 | [prep] what was [v-ing] | 387 |
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| 17 | [prep] what was [v-ing] | 387 |
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| 18 | [prep] [noun sg] was [v-ing] | 367 |
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| 19 | [prep] [noun prp] was [v-ing] | 266 |
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| 20 | [prep] [pers pn] was [v-ing] | 209 |
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| 21 | [prep] [noun pl] was [v-ing] | 109 |
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| 22 | [prep] [adj] was [v-ing] | 88 |
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| 23 | [prep] they was [v-ing] | 60 |
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| 24 | [prep] them was [v-ing] | 60 |
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| 25 | [prep] [num] was [v-ing] | 48 |
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| 26 | [prep] it was [v-ing] | 40 |
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| 27 | [prep] it was [v-ing] | 40 |
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| 28 | [prep] [Wh pn] was [v-ing] | 35 |
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| 29 | [prep] [det] was [v-ing] | 34 |
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| 30 | [prep] she was [v-ing] | 33 |
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