| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 318 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 288 |
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| 3 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 167 |
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| 4 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 79 |
|
| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 79 |
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| 6 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 74 |
|
| 7 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 58 |
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| 8 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 58 |
|
| 9 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 58 |
|
| 10 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 56 |
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| 11 | [noun pl] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 47 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 44 |
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| 13 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 30 |
|
| 14 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 30 |
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| 15 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 25 |
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| 16 | we [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 25 |
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| 17 | [conj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 19 |
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| 18 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 19 |
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| 19 | you [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 19 |
|
| 20 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 18 |
|
| 21 | it [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 18 |
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| 22 | [Wh pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 15 |
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| 23 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 15 |
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| 24 | who [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 15 |
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| 25 | [coord] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 12 |
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| 26 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 11 |
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| 27 | and [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 11 |
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| 28 | [adj] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 9 |
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| 29 | [Wh det] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 8 |
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| 30 | [that] [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [det] [noun] | 7 |
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