| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 567 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 364 |
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| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] | 284 |
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| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] | 274 |
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| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] | 230 |
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| 6 | were [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun] | 203 |
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| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun prp] | 199 |
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| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] of [noun] | 95 |
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| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] of [noun] | 95 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] in [noun] | 89 |
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| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] in [noun] | 89 |
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| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] | 80 |
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| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] for [noun] | 77 |
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| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] for [noun] | 77 |
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| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] to [noun] | 53 |
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| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] to [noun] | 53 |
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| 17 | [was/were] taking [noun] [prep] [noun] | 50 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] with [noun] | 49 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] with [noun] | 49 |
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| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] at [noun] | 44 |
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| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] at [noun] | 44 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] from [noun] | 41 |
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| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] from [noun] | 41 |
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| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun prp] [prep] [noun] | 34 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] on [noun] | 30 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] on [noun] | 30 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] place [prep] [noun] | 26 |
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| 28 | [was/were] making [noun] [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] place [prep] [noun] | 25 |
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| 30 | [was/were] having [noun] [prep] [noun] | 20 |
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