| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 80 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [adv] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [not/n't] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 22 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] not [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 21 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] n't [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 13 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] still [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 10 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] not [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 8 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [pers pn] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [pron] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 7 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] already [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [adj] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] just [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] now [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [noun] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 5 |
|
| 19 | [pron] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 291 |
|
| 20 | [pers pn] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 259 |
|
| 21 | [noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 150 |
|
| 22 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 97 |
|
| 23 | he [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 97 |
|
| 24 | [noun sg] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 66 |
|
| 25 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 26 | i [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 58 |
|
| 27 | [noun prp] [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 55 |
|
| 28 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 29 | she [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 38 |
|
| 30 | they [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] | 32 |
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