| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] in the | 219 |
|
| 2 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun] in the | 127 |
|
| 3 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv prt] in the | 116 |
|
| 4 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] in the | 102 |
|
| 5 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun sg] in the | 90 |
|
| 6 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pron] in the | 51 |
|
| 7 | [was/were] [v-ing] [verb] in the | 49 |
|
| 8 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] in the | 45 |
|
| 9 | [was/were] [v-ing] [adj] in the | 42 |
|
| 10 | [was/were] [v-ing] [to-vb] in the | 38 |
|
| 11 | [was/were] [v-ing] on in the | 33 |
|
| 12 | [was/were] [v-ing] on in the | 33 |
|
| 13 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] in the | 30 |
|
| 14 | [was/were] [v-ing] [noun pl] in the | 30 |
|
| 15 | [was/were] [v-ing] place in the | 29 |
|
| 16 | [was/were] [v-ing] place in the | 29 |
|
| 17 | [was/were] [v-ing] up in the | 21 |
|
| 18 | [was/were] [v-ing] up in the | 21 |
|
| 19 | [was/were] [v-ing] out in the | 16 |
|
| 20 | [was/were] [v-ing] out in the | 16 |
|
| 21 | [was/were] [v-ing] [pn reflx] in the | 15 |
|
| 22 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] in the | 12 |
|
| 23 | [was/were] [v-ing] about in the | 12 |
|
| 24 | [was/were] [v-ing] around in the | 12 |
|
| 25 | [was/were] [v-ing] [prep] in the | 12 |
|
| 26 | [was/were] [v-ing] around in the | 12 |
|
| 27 | [was/were] [v-ing] about in the | 12 |
|
| 28 | [was/were] [v-ing] part in the | 10 |
|
| 29 | [was/were] [v-ing] part in the | 10 |
|
| 30 | [was/were] [v-ing] it in the | 9 |
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