| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | was [v-ing] [to-vb] [pron] | 1715 |
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| 2 | was [v-ing] [verb] [pers pn] | 1126 |
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| 3 | was going [verb] [pron] | 819 |
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| 4 | was [v-ing] [verb] [pos pn] | 410 |
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| 5 | was trying [verb] [pron] | 396 |
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| 6 | was [v-ing] [verb] he | 233 |
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| 7 | was [v-ing] [verb] it | 219 |
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| 8 | was [v-ing] [verb] it | 219 |
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| 9 | was [v-ing] [verb] him | 205 |
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| 10 | was [v-ing] [verb] she | 203 |
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| 11 | was [v-ing] [verb] her | 191 |
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| 12 | was [v-ing] [verb] i | 175 |
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| 13 | was beginning [verb] [pron] | 162 |
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| 14 | was [v-ing] [verb] me | 154 |
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| 15 | was [v-ing] [verb] his | 150 |
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| 16 | was [v-ing] [verb] you | 148 |
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| 17 | was [v-ing] [verb] his | 148 |
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| 18 | was [v-ing] [verb] you | 148 |
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| 19 | was [v-ing] [verb] her | 116 |
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| 20 | was [v-ing] [verb] her | 116 |
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| 21 | was [v-ing] [verb] they | 100 |
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| 22 | was [v-ing] tell [pron] | 100 |
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| 23 | was [v-ing] to tell [pron] | 98 |
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| 24 | was [v-ing] [verb] them | 94 |
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| 25 | was [v-ing] [verb] [pn reflx] | 93 |
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| 26 | was [v-ing] [verb] [indef pn] | 88 |
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| 27 | was [v-ing] make [pron] | 76 |
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| 28 | was [v-ing] to make [pron] | 75 |
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| 29 | was [v-ing] get [pron] | 71 |
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| 30 | was [v-ing] to get [pron] | 71 |
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