| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
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| 1 | was [v-ing] [prep] be [adj] | 251 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] to [be] [adj] | 244 |
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| 3 | was [v-ing] [prep] be [adj] | 243 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] [adj] | 243 |
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| 5 | was going [prep] [be] [adj] | 201 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] [adj] | 198 |
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| 7 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] [det] | 31 |
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| 8 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] able | 21 |
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| 9 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] able | 21 |
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| 10 | was trying [prep] [be] [adj] | 17 |
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| 11 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] [num] | 16 |
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| 12 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] sick | 15 |
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| 13 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] sick | 15 |
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| 14 | was beginning [prep] [be] [adj] | 13 |
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| 15 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] another | 11 |
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| 16 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] another | 11 |
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| 17 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] late | 10 |
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| 18 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] late | 10 |
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| 19 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] easy | 9 |
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| 20 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] easy | 9 |
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| 21 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] one | 9 |
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| 22 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] one | 9 |
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| 23 | was [v-ing] [prep] [was/were] [adj] | 6 |
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| 24 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] difficult | 6 |
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| 25 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] difficult | 6 |
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| 26 | was [v-ing] [prep] was [adj] | 5 |
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| 27 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] bad | 5 |
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| 28 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] different | 5 |
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| 29 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] some | 5 |
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| 30 | was [v-ing] [prep] [be] some | 5 |
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