| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] | 579 |
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| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [vb past] | 544 |
|
| 3 | was [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] | 438 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [subord] [pron] [verb] | 345 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [coord] [pron] [verb] | 187 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] and [pron] [verb] | 164 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] and [pron] [verb] | 164 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] as [pron] [verb] | 160 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] he [verb] | 160 |
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| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] as [pron] [verb] | 160 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] he [verb] | 160 |
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| 12 | were [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [verb] | 156 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] she [verb] | 126 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] she [verb] | 126 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] have | 117 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] i [verb] | 113 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] i [verb] | 113 |
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| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] when [pron] [verb] | 97 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] when [pron] [verb] | 97 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] they [verb] | 81 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] they [verb] | 81 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] had | 78 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] that [pron] [verb] | 62 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] [that] [pron] [verb] | 62 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] that [pron] [verb] | 62 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] saying [conj] [pron] [verb] | 44 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] [vb base] | 41 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] it [verb] | 36 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] it [verb] | 36 |
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| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] do | 35 |
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