| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] [art] | 1805 |
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| 2 | i was [verb] [prep] [art] | 1765 |
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| 3 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] the | 1101 |
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| 4 | i [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] [art] | 917 |
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| 5 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] [art] | 874 |
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| 6 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] a | 627 |
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| 7 | i [was/were] [verb] by [art] | 298 |
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| 8 | i [was/were] [verb] in [art] | 277 |
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| 9 | i [was/were] [verb] to [art] | 247 |
|
| 10 | i [was/were] [verb] on [art] | 149 |
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| 11 | i [was/were] [verb] with [art] | 136 |
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| 12 | i [was/were] [verb] for [art] | 125 |
|
| 13 | i [was/were] [verb] at [art] | 125 |
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| 14 | i [was/were] look [prep] [art] | 96 |
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| 15 | i [was/were] looking [prep] [art] | 94 |
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| 16 | i [was/were] [verb] into [art] | 87 |
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| 17 | i [was/were] sit [prep] [art] | 79 |
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| 18 | i [was/were] working [prep] [art] | 77 |
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| 19 | i [was/were] work [prep] [art] | 77 |
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| 20 | i [was/were] [verb] [prep] an | 73 |
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| 21 | i [was/were] sitting [prep] [art] | 72 |
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| 22 | i [was/were] go [prep] [art] | 56 |
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| 23 | i [was/were] going [prep] [art] | 52 |
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| 24 | i [was/were] think [prep] [art] | 51 |
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| 25 | i [was/were] bear [prep] [art] | 51 |
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| 26 | i [was/were] born [prep] [art] | 51 |
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| 27 | i [was/were] thinking [prep] [art] | 51 |
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| 28 | i [was/were] [verb] of [art] | 50 |
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| 29 | i were [verb] [prep] [art] | 48 |
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| 30 | i [was/were] [verb] as [art] | 47 |
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