| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] the [noun pl] | 674 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 462 |
|
| 3 | were [v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 224 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] in [art] [noun pl] | 108 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] at [art] [noun pl] | 75 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] on [art] [noun pl] | 63 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] to [art] [noun pl] | 59 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] through [art] [noun pl] | 48 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] with [art] [noun pl] | 41 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] looking [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 39 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] for [art] [noun pl] | 32 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] from [art] [noun pl] | 28 |
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| 13 | [was/were] going [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 28 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] working [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 26 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] about [art] [noun pl] | 24 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] standing [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 23 |
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| 17 | [was/were] waiting [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 18 | [was/were] coming [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 22 |
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| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] over [art] [noun pl] | 21 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] stairs | 21 |
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| 21 | [was/were] talking [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 20 |
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| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] steps | 19 |
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| 23 | [was/were] walking [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 24 | [was/were] thinking [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] down [art] [noun pl] | 18 |
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| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] into [art] [noun pl] | 17 |
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| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] trees | 16 |
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| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] up [art] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] of [art] [noun pl] | 15 |
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| 30 | [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] [noun pl] | 14 |
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