| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [verb] what [was/were] going on | 277 |
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| 2 | [verb] what was going on | 276 |
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| 3 | know what [was/were] going on | 116 |
|
| 4 | [vb infin] what [was/were] going on | 77 |
|
| 5 | [to-vb] what [was/were] going on | 72 |
|
| 6 | [vb past] what [was/were] going on | 71 |
|
| 7 | see what [was/were] going on | 46 |
|
| 8 | know what [was/were] going on | 46 |
|
| 9 | knew what [was/were] going on | 37 |
|
| 10 | to see what [was/were] going on | 28 |
|
| 11 | [vb pp] what [was/were] going on | 26 |
|
| 12 | [v-ing] what [was/were] going on | 20 |
|
| 13 | to know what [was/were] going on | 20 |
|
| 14 | understand what [was/were] going on | 19 |
|
| 15 | wonder what [was/were] going on | 14 |
|
| 16 | hear what [was/were] going on | 11 |
|
| 17 | wondering what [was/were] going on | 10 |
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| 18 | [vb base] what [was/were] going on | 10 |
|
| 19 | known what [was/were] going on | 8 |
|
| 20 | explain what [was/were] going on | 7 |
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| 21 | see what [was/were] going on | 7 |
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| 22 | understand what [was/were] going on | 6 |
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| 23 | ask what [was/were] going on | 6 |
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| 24 | to understand what [was/were] going on | 6 |
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| 25 | realize what [was/were] going on | 6 |
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| 26 | saw what [was/were] going on | 5 |
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| 27 | understood what [was/were] going on | 5 |
|
| 28 | watch what [was/were] going on | 5 |
|
| 29 | asked what [was/were] going on | 5 |
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