| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 82 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] | 82 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [prep] | 79 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [subord] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 56 |
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| 5 | was [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 51 |
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| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] as [pron] [verb] [prep] | 35 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] as [pron] [verb] [prep] | 35 |
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| 8 | were [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 31 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] to | 22 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] to | 22 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [coord] [pron] [verb] [prep] | 20 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] he [verb] [prep] | 20 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] he [verb] [prep] | 20 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] and [pron] [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] they [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] they [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] and [pron] [verb] [prep] | 18 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] she [verb] [prep] | 16 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] she [verb] [prep] | 16 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] when [pron] [verb] [prep] | 12 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] when [pron] [verb] [prep] | 12 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] i [verb] [prep] | 11 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] i [verb] [prep] | 11 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] for | 9 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] for | 9 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] go [prep] | 8 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] went [prep] | 8 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] at | 8 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] at | 8 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] into | 7 |
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